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California Sues Uber, Lyft Over Alleged Labor Law Violations

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California Is Taking Aim at Uber and Lyft’s Outsized Climate Consequences

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SACRAMENTO — Bowing to intense criticism, the author of a sweeping new California labor law now wants to amend the statute to eliminate any cap on the number of assignments freelance journalists can take. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, said she will seek to remove a 35-submission limit on the...

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