Articles Tagged with California

Amazon Seeks to Out Flank the California Legislature on Use Tax Collection Law Updated: by

Earlier this month, I wrote about Amazon terminating its Amazon Associates program in California in wake of the Golden State passing ABX1 28, a new law that imposed use tax collection duties on certain out-of-state retailers. Last week, Amazon upped the stakes when Charles T. Halnan, an Amazon lobbyist, submitted…

Amazon One Clicks Its Associates Down the River Updated: by

Two days ago, Amazon sent out a "Notice of Contract Termination Due to Potential New California Law" to its Amazon Associates in California. The letter warned that Amazon would terminate its affiliate program with California residents if the state required out-of-state retailers, such as Amazon, to start collecting use taxes…

Justia January Round Up Updated: by

It's February 1st, and we at Justia are happy to report that in January members of our Onward and Facebook communities not only stopped by to visit us, you also liked us, and sometimes, you really, really liked us. Our heavy hitter in January on the Onward Blog in terms…

“It’s Not Personal E-Mail…It’s Strictly Business” Updated: by

We've all used work e-mail for personal stuff, haven't we? You know: connecting with college friends, organizing family reunions, and making appointments with our lawyers, right? Wait a second….what was that last thing? If you live in Northern California, take note: a state appeals court just ruled that an employee's…