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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. Washington. In Spokane County, Washington, job applicants will no longer be asked to disclose criminal convictions from the past 10 years. The post Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. California.

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The size of Washington State’s largest wind farm just got cut by 50%

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Washington State’s energy board cut the size of what would have been the state’s largest wind farm in half yesterday – here’s why. Wind farm controversy in Washington State The $1.7 But the company can appeal the decision to the EFSEC. Photo: “Ferruginous Hawk Head” by ahisgett is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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Tesla registers insurance company at Giga Berlin’s address

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In Q2 2020, Elon Musk and Zachary Kirkhorn stated that the company intended to expand Tesla Insurance. Last month, those plans seemed to be pushing forward with the company taking steps to introduce Tesla Insurance in other US states, including Texas, Illinois, and Washington.

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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – October 2017

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Peopletrail actively tracks the regulatory and legal environment that surrounds employment and criminal background screening. Washington. Everett, Washington is putting off the enforcement of new rules for ride-share companies Lyft and Uber after both canceled service in town. State Legislation.

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In Tesla Autopilot probe, US prosecutors focus on securities, wire fraud – ET Auto

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Last October, it disclosed in a filing that the Justice Department had asked the company for information about Autopilot and Full Self-Driving. Tesla videos demonstrating the technology that remain archived on its website say: “The person in the driver’s seat is only there for legal reasons. The SEC declined to comment.

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Twitter finally agrees to comply with Elon Musk’s demands over bot data: report

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After several weeks, Twitter’s Board has reportedly agreed to comply with Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s demands over the social media company’s bot data. With Twitter’s Board reportedly succumbing to Musk’s demands , the standoff between the social media company and the Tesla CEO would likely end.

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California expected to move forward with diesel trucks ban

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According to a report from the Washington Post , the EPA will likely grant California a waiver to implement the regulations in the coming weeks. Six states, including New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Oregon, Washington state, and Massachusetts, are expected to follow California’s lead and implement these regulations as well.