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Submission + - California Senate approves wiretapping for business purposes 1

Submitted by dszd0g on Tuesday July 01, 2025 @04:30PM

dszd0g writes: California Senate voted 35-0 (3 no votes) to approve SB690 to allow wiretapping without consent for a "commercial business purpose."

"Existing law prohibits tapping a communication wire or intercepting or recording a telephone communication, as specified, without the consent of all parties. Existing law exempts specified communication intercepts, including those in a correctional institution and those required for utility maintenance purposes. A violation of these provisions is punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony."

The senate now approved an exception for a "commercial business purpose."

Consumer Reports is encouraging Californians to reach out to your representatives to oppose this bill and approve the California Opt Me Out Act (A.B. 566) and the California Location Privacy Act (A.B. 322).

Submission + - CA Court Rules Businesses Must Reimburse Cell Phone Bills

Submitted by dszd0g on Tuesday August 19, 2014 @03:18PM

dszd0g writes: The Court of Appeal of the State of California has ruled in Cochran v. Schwan's Home Service that California Businesses must reimburse employees who BYOD for work. "We hold that when employees must use their personal cell phones for work-related calls, Labor Code section 2802 requires the employer to reimburse them. Whether the employees have cell phone plans with unlimited minutes or limited minutes, the reimbursement owed is a reasonable percentage of their cell phone bills." Forbes recommends businesses that require cell phone use for employees either provide cell phones to employees or establish forms for reimbursement, and that businesses that do not require cell phones establish a formal policy.

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