The Federal Trade Commission entered proposed final orders settling June 2018 charges filed against several online marketers of e-cigarettes, dietary supplements and skin creams for deceptively advertising “risk free” trial offers.
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New California Proposition Seeks to Expand Paid Sick Leave Requirement from Three to Five Days
A newly proposed amendment to the Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014 would expand paid sick leave to require employers to provide 40 hours, or 5 days, of sick leave by the employee’s 200th calendar day of employment. Additionally, employers are only able to cap the amount of paid sick leave a worker earns to 80 hours, or 10 days. Finally, the employer is required to allow an employee to carry over up to 5 days of sick leave into the following year of employment. This amendment would necessarily have a negative impact on California retailers, both large and small.
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California Chamber of Commerce Identifies First “Job Killer” Bills of 2019
Each year, the California Chamber of Commerce (“Chamber”) identifies proposed state legislation that the Chamber believes “will decimate economic and job growth in California.” The Chamber refers to these bills as “Job Killers.” In March, the Chamber identified the first two Job Killers of 2019: AB 51 and SB 1. Both bills would negatively impact retailers in California.
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Going “Paperless” May Soon Be Mandatory in California
On January 7, 2019, California Assemblyman Phil Ting introduced Assembly Bill 161 which would prohibit businesses from providing paper receipts except upon request, citing “significant positive environmental and public health effects.” The goal of the Bill is to reduce consumers’ exposure to chemicals contained on paper receipts, such as BPA, and to reduce the carbon footprint.
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The Rise of Rancho’s Retail Empire?
GlobeStreet reports that Rancho Cucamonga is in the midst of “retail transformation.” Significant population growth has resulted in both residential and retail development in the city, and further demand is expected—including in the vicinity of the Victoria Gardens Mall.
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Consumer Protection in Retail: Weekly Roundup
This past week, several consumer actions made headlines that affect the retail industry.
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Consumer Protection in Retail: Weekly Roundup
This past week, several consumer actions made headlines that affect the retail industry. Continue reading for our roundup.
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Retail Industry on High Alert After $289 Million Glyphosate Verdict Against Monsanto
Just weeks after a federal judge called the science behind the alleged carcinogenicity of glyphosate “shaky,” a California state court jury hammered Monsanto with a 289 million dollar verdict, blaming a former groundskeeper’s non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma on his exposure to a chemical. Read our full alert.
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California Bans Use of Most Chemical Flame Retardants in Children’s Products and Furniture as the CPSC Prepares to Take Action on the Flammability of Upholstered Furniture
On August 29, 2018, despite industry criticism, the California state legislature passed AB 2998, which will require that levels of chemical flame retardants in covered products be below 1,000 parts per million.
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New California Prop 65 Warning Regulations: What Businesses Need To Know Before August 30, 2018
Lawyers at Hunton Andrews Kurth published a client alert on California’s Proposition 65 changes and what you need to know to comply. Continue reading for our full alert.
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