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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

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Peopletrail actively tracks the regulatory and legal environment that surrounds employment and criminal background screening. The Arizona Governor signed an executive order instructing all state agencies to adopt new hiring practices that don’t discriminate against people who have been arrested or been in prison. California.

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Waymo could face new legal barriers in its expansion to Los Angeles

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Driverless ride-hailing company Waymo is looking to expand its testing to Los Angeles, but a new bill introduced just weeks ago may threaten the company’s ability to operate in the Southern California city if it’s passed. Waymo expanding autonomous driving tests to include freeways What are your thoughts?

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LG Energy Solution is re-evaluating its $1.3B battery plant investment in Arizona

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billion investment plan for a factory in Arizona. billion battery production facility in Arizona three months ago. ” The battery maker did not specifically mention its plans for the Arizona plant, but an LGES spokesperson stated that the company would be reevaluating its investment in the facility.

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E Paper License Plates Now Street-Legal in California

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2022 : The “Kindle” of license plates— Reviver ’s connected, digital RPlate —is now legal for use by any California car-owner, following a 10,000-car pilot that started in 2018. Outside of California, the device has been approved for use by commercial fleet vehicles in Michigan, Arizona, and Texas, and 10 additional U.S. Update 14 Oct.

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ElectraMeccanica and Tevva to merge; targeting electric commercial trucks in UK, Europe and US

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The attending members of the Boards of Directors of both companies unanimously approved the proposed transaction. We are excited to merge with ElectraMeccanica and accelerate the growth of the combined company. of the combined company and Tevva shareholders will own 76.5% of the combined company on a fully diluted basis.

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Nikola executes reverse merger with VectoIQ; now to be listed on NASDAQ; BEV and FCEV trucks

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to create a company focused on the development of next generation smart transportation. Nasdaq:VTIQ) is a $230-million publicly traded Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, acquisition or similar business combination within 24 months of its IPO, which was completed 18 May 2018.

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Judge rules against Tesla insurance over ‘inflated’ premiums

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Tesla Insurance will face a class-action lawsuit alleging that the company charged drivers too much for premiums by using “false” crash warnings, after a California judge ruled against the automaker this week. A Tesla spokesperson and the insurance arm’s legal team have not responded to requests for comment.

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