Posted by Taylor Gonzales. A major issue in the United States is the suffering economy. There are not many jobs to apply for and even those available do not pay enough to support oneself or their family. To counteract this issue, states have opted to give a higher minimum wage. In Seattle, they have chosen to …
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Posted by Sylvia Bis. Workers who quit their job voluntarily can still collect unemployment benefits if they did so with good cause. Each state interprets criteria for good cause differently. However, all states consider harassment, discrimination, and unsafe work conditions to be adequate reasons to receive unemployment benefits after quitting. In this case, Ann Dooley …
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Posted by Gabrielle Francois. I chose a business law article from the Wall Street Journal to review. The title of the article is Six Baltimore Police Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Death. The article explains the following; a brief explanation of the young man named Freddie Gray’s death, charges toward the police officers behind the death …
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Posted by Nadia Haddad. Throughout the article, “Intellectual Property,” the author Darren Dahl talks about four different common fallacies that small business is unaware. The two most precious resources for any small business owner are time and money. Small business owners believe that it is not worth the time or effort to secure intellectual property …
Posted by Basbibi Kakar. According to American and European officials, United States and Iran’s are closing in on a historic agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear program. But the parties are facing problems, including when United Nations sanctions would be lifted and how inspections would be conducted. President Obama is strongly against an agreement with Iran …
Posted by Kate Robinson. Tyco International, Limited, is a corporation that provides over three million customers globally with fire protection and security products and services. It is currently the world’s largest pure-play fire and security company. Tyco is incorporated in Switzerland and its operational headquarters are located in Princeton, New Jersey. In 2002, Tyco’s former CEO, …
Posted by Marlon Javier Tatis. As roughly a million Apple customers impatiently wait for their watches to arrive, they now have an answer as to what’s the holdup. Apple claims to have found a defect in the “taptic engine of the watch, which mimics the sensation of being tapped on the wrist, the newspaper said Wednesday.” …
Posted by Jenifer Canas-Benavides. What’s worse than saying something racist? Sending something racially inappropriate with not only your personal phone, but also the business work phone. President of AT&T Aaron Slater was sued for sending a racist photo to a co-worker. The co-worker, Knoyme King, is of African descent. The photo was of an African …
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Posted by Leonardo Terzulli. McDonald’s has recently been involved in a case of a customer, Lynn Gipson, having hot water spill on her at a McDonald’s drive-through. The incident happened in 2012 when a cup’s lid popped off, “spilling the scalding water and causing second-degree burns on Ms. Gipson’s thigh and stomach,” a quote from …
Posted by Ryan Neligan. Earlier in the month, the state of New York banned the use of Fanduel and Draftkings, both websites in which people use to bet on daily fantasy sports. These websites are run daily in which people place down money and compete against each other in order to see who the best …
