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Seattle CEO Who Set Minimum Salaries to $70,000 Sued By Brother for Allegedly Overpaying Himself

Gravity Payments' Dan Price made national news when he announced an across-the-board raise for his 120-person team. Now, he is being accused of cutting his brother out of profits.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

Toshiba CEO Quits Over Accounting Scandal

By Reuters

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Cleaning Startup Homejoy Shuts Down, Blames Worker Classification Lawsuits

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

Apple Faces Class-Action Lawsuit by Employees Over Bag Searches

By Reuters

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Google Wins Dismissal of Android Privacy Lawsuit

Android users said the company violated its own privacy policy by disclosing their names, email addresses and account locations to third parties without permission.

By Reuters

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U.S. Chamber Calls for Long List of Reforms for SEC Enforcement Program

The Chamber's key recommendations lay out ways to bolster due process for defendants in SEC enforcement actions, it says.

By Reuters

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A Complex Answer to a Simple Question Might Have Just Saved Dell’s Owners Millions

The computer maker won a legal fight that stemmed from the buyout of Dell in 2013 by founder Michael Dell and his private equity partner.

By Reuters

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FTC Exploring Apple Rules for Streaming Music Rivals in App Store

Regulators are said to be looking into claims about whether Apple's treatment of rival streaming music apps is illegal under antitrust law.

By Reuters

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Uber Pushes Back Against California Driver Lawsuit

The case could decide whether Uber's drivers are independent contractors or employees.

By Reuters

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The Lesser Known Strategy to Avoiding Costly Legal Disputes in the Courtroom

With a 'when in doubt – sue' society, this tactic can help avoid expensive legal bills.

By Adam Knight

Tech

Russia Is Warning People About the Dangers of Taking Selfies

Seriously, be careful out there.

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

Starting Your Own Brewery? Here’s Your Legal Primer.

Find out what legal hoops you'll need to jump through before starting a craft brewing business.

By Corie Brown

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Amazon Must Face Trademark Lawsuit Over Search Results

A watchmaker says the online retailer's search results can cause confusion for potential customers.

By Reuters

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Another Peer-to-Peer Startup Just Turned Its Contract Workers Into Employees

California's ruling that an Uber driver must be classified as an employee is rippling across the sharing economy.

By Claire Zillman

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Why More Overtime Could Be Bad for Employees

One study suggests that the worst impact of making more workers eligible for overtime would be not on the companies or their shareholders, but on the workers themselves.

By Anne Fisher

Building a Business

The Legal Lowdown on Starting a Brewery or Distillery

Find out what legal hoops you'll need to jump through in your state before starting a craft alcoholic beverage business.

By Corie Brown

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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Google’s Appeal in Oracle Case

The move means Oracle is allowed to seek licensing fees for the use of its Java programming language.

By Reuters

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Two Uber Execs Reportedly Arrested in Paris

The arrests come just days after heated protests by taxi drivers in the French capital.

By Claire Groden

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Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal Nationwide, Supreme Court Rules

In a landmark decision, the court said same-sex couples across the U.S. have the right to marry.

By Fred Imbert

Business Legal

Employee, Not Contractor: What the Uber Ruling Means for the Sharing Economy

When a peer-to-peer startup is forced to classify workers as employees, not contractors, what are the implications? Attorney Jaia Thomas explains.

By Laura Entis

Building a Business

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Google Patent Appeal Over Street View

The tech giant will indeed need to defend claims that its Street View mapping software violates patents held by someone else.

By Reuters

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California Ruling Seen Unlikely to Dent Value of Uber, Other Startups

However, the ruling to classify a San Francisco-based driver as an employee instead of an independent contractor could potentially change how sharing-economy companies operate.

By Reuters