California Supreme Court Requires Social Media Companies to Release Public User Content Pursuant to Subpoenas
- By Robert Nix, Paralegal
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- 02 Jul, 2018
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The matter of Facebook v. Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco is based on a criminal case, but it has far-reaching implications for civil law and procedure. In the original matter, the defendants subpoenaed the social media data of a homicide victim and a witness.
The California Supreme Court ruled that the defendants are entitled to receive any social media data that users make or any previous time made public. The justices then remanded the case to the trial court to determine which communications were public at the time.
Bill 1066, also known as the Phase-In Overtime for Agricultural Workers Act of 2016.
This bill allows farmworkers in California to ultimately qualify for overtime pay after
working 8 hours in a single day or 40 hours in a workweek. Prior to the passage of AB
1066, farmworkers were only eligible for overtime pay after working 10 hours or 60
hours in a workweek.
The bill will decrease the current 10 hour daily overtime threshold over four 30-minute
steps annually and decrease the current 60 hour weekly overtime threshold over four 5-
hour steps annually. The phase-in begins in 2019 and continues through 2022, as
follows:
Overtime Eligibility Phase-In for Agricultural Workers under AB 1066
2019 2020 2021 2022
9.5 Hours/Day 9 Hours/Day 8.5 Hours/Day 8 Hours/Day
55 Hours/Week 50 Hours/Week 45 Hours/Week 40 Hours/Week
You can see the factsheet for the bill here:
www.ufw.org/pdf/AB1066FarmworkerOTFactSheetFINAL.pdf
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