Law

Instacart and DoorDash Implement Price Increases in Response to Seattle’s New Minimum Pay Law

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SEATTLE, Washington – Instacart and DoorDash are implementing price hikes in Seattle following the city’s new minimum pay law for delivery drivers. The law took effect on January 13, 2022, and requires companies like Instacart and DoorDash to pay their drivers a certain rate per minute and per mile during orders. This move comes as the federal government is also considering raising wages for gig workers across the country. Under the new law, delivery-app drivers in Seattle must be paid at least 44 cents per minute and 74 cents per mile during orders, or $5 … Read more

RocaJunyent Expands Labour Law Team with Addition of Albert Martínez Rodríguez

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Girona, Spain – RocaJunyent, a law firm based in Girona, has welcomed Albert Martínez Rodríguez as a new partner in their labour law team. Martínez joins the firm from Vàzquez Advocats, a boutique labour law firm, bringing his expertise in collective bargaining, restructuring processes, and litigation. Martínez has a strong background in litigating individual and collective matters before the Social Jurisdiction. He is also skilled in providing preventive and pre-litigation advice in labour and social security law, as well as representing clients before the labour and Social Security Inspection. His addition to the team at … Read more

Iowa Attorney General Appeals Federal Court Decision on Law Banning Explicit Books from School Libraries

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DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird has filed an appeal against a federal district court’s decision to halt the implementation of a law that bans certain books from school libraries. The law, signed last year, prohibits books with depictions or descriptions of a list of sex acts from being accessible to students. Bird expressed her commitment to protecting the innocence of children and maintaining safe learning environments in schools. The appeal aims to uphold Iowa’s law and defend the interests of Iowa families in court. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) … Read more

Impax Asset Management Expresses Frustration Over Complexity and Delay in Implementation of Biden’s Climate Law, Leading to Enrichment of Middlemen

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Washington, D.C. – Impax Asset Management, one of the world’s largest green investment managers, has expressed frustration with certain aspects of President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law. The Inflation Reduction Act, which was introduced in mid-2022, was initially touted as a game-changer, but Impax now argues that the legislation contains too many obstacles that hinder its implementation and benefit intermediaries at the expense of green projects. Charlie Donovan, senior economic adviser at Impax and a professor at the University of Washington, criticized the clean-energy tax credits of the IRA for being overly complex and not … Read more