Posted by Nick Farkas. A McDonald’s’ franchise in California has repeatedly gotten into legal trouble throughout the past few years because they were not paying and recording the overtime of their employees correctly. The Smith family owns the franchise and have around 800 employees working for them. They initially settled the claims for $700,000 but …
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Florida Death Penalty
Posted by James Awad. Florida’s death penalty law has been slightly changed after their Supreme Court ruled that there needs to be unanimous support from the jury to sentence someone to death. This means that in Florida you now need ten or more jury member’s consent to use the death penalty. The issue had been …
Gambling Addiction Leads to Embezzlement
Posted by Anas Khalil. A former executive at a New York investment bank who admitted defrauding investors of more than $38 million was sentenced to four years in prison by a judge who cited his gambling addiction as reason for leniency. Caspersen is a gambler and an alcoholic who put his family members and friends …
Naked Juice is Not as ‘Naked’ as it Claims
Posted by Navjoat Aulakh. PepsiCo’s famous ‘healthy’ beverage line, Naked Juice, is being stripped down and exposed for it’s misleading marketing tactics. The line of beverages features images of various fruits and vegetables, and claims to be ‘all natural’. The CSPI (Center for Science in the Public Interest) has argued that “a single 15.2-ounce container …
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The Growing Importance of Forensic Accounting
Posted by Majd Abusadah. Even though that companies usually have their own accountants who observe accounting transactions, there are still chances for fraud, and this can cause and increasing need for forensic accountants. As a result, universities started to provide courses in forensic accounting for people who are interested in a job as a forensic accountant, …
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Recalls on Ford Vehicles
Posted by Trisha Daraji. After the recent recalls in Ford pick-ups for braking issues in May, Ford Motors is back in the limelight for similar issues. In the previous recalls, the malfunctions in the vehicles occurred from an internal leak that caused the cars to lose braking function and have a loss of brake pressure. Last …
Best Buy Selling Recall Items
Posted by Mariafernanda Ayin. Best Buy is considered one of the biggest electronic selling corporations, but not even the biggest companies can avoid problems. Best Buy has been selling products like TVs, computers, and appliances such as washing machines that have had recalls. These recalls have been one of the biggest headlines in the past couple …
Airlines Adjusting to the US Government’s Laptop Ban
Posted by Krista Cerpina. Last week the Department of Homeland Security placed a ban on large electronics during non-stop flights to the US from airports in North Africa and Middle East. The ban forbids passengers to carry on board any electronic devices larger than a cell phone. Many passengers traveling for business are almost “inseparable” …
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AT&T Hit with $100 Million Fine Over Unlimited Data Plans
Posted by Randy Gomez. In Business Law class, I learned about business ethics and how an entity should behave as a good citizen. In this article that I found online, it explains how the Federal Communications Commission fined AT&T 100 million dollars for slowing down data speeds to some customers. According to the FCC, AT&T violated …
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Take Reasonable Precautions to Protect Sensitive Information
Posted by Griffin Mehl. Up until recently the idea of a self-driving car has simply been a dream. The whole concept surrounding the thought that a car could be capable of operating on its own was just too much for people to handle. However, over the past several years this notion has changed. People and …
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