Amended California Law Expands Requirements for Consumer Subscriptions Subscription and other automatic renewal offers are heavily regulated at both the federal and state levels. A recent amendment to California’s law provides a good opportunity for businesses to review their practices. As of July 1, 2018, the obligations under California law will expand in two ways that may require businesses to
Read moreTexas Looks at Legislation To OK Ride Sharing Apps – Reuters In the next few days, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign legislation establishing a statewide system regulating ride-hailing startups like Uber and Lyft. The law exempts the companies from many of the local ordinances that led them to pull out of cities rather than comply. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-texas-ridesharing-idUSKBN18H0IJ About
Read moreOccupational Licensing Is a Scam – Foundation for Economic Education Through occupational licensing, politicians get to impose “fees” in exchange for letting people practice their professions. And interest groups get to impose barriers that limit competition, a win-win situation, unless you are taxpayer or a consumer. Or a poor person who wants to get a job. “In the 1950s only
Read moreThe Huge Hidden Tax in Government Regulations – Mises Institute The U.S. Federal Register records regulations are imposed on business. Its annual pages generally grow with every administration, with a 19% year over year increase in Obama’s last year, setting a record-breaking 95,000-plus pages. Professor Alan Dershowitz notes that, “today the average professional commits three felonies a day without realizing
Read moreSwedish Tax Rules Cost Tech Unicorn Key Executives – Bloomberg Payments startup Klarna, one of Europe’s few unicorns, is losing senior executives because of Sweden’s tax on stock options issued by employers, which can be as high as 67%. Sweden’s tech startups have protested the law that imposes the heavy taxes. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-11/lack-of-lucrative-stock-options-causes-exits-at-swedish-startup About Us We are the Trusted Source For
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