Equal Income for Men and Women in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Major Jim Kenney signed a bill making it illegal for employers to require past information related to income.
Business
Samsung Note 7 Battery Fires Prompt Call for Better Safety Standards
Remember all those Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Fires? Well, consumers will be glad to learn that, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Samsung officials have taken the necessary steps to try and figure out what went wrong. As for the rest of the industry, the safety agency has called for other manufacturers to “set better safety standards for batteries.”
Renegotiating NAFTA Among Trump’s First Executive Orders
Less than a week after taking office, President Trump is set to sign his first round of executive orders, including one that would renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada. In fact, as early as today he plans on making the topic of free trade a focus, as a senior White
Florida Residents At Risk in Takata Airbag Recall
Faulty Takata airbags mark the biggest automotive recall in U.S. history to date. Florida residents are at the greatest risk.
St. Clair County Reaches Verdicts in 11 Civil Cases
St. Clair County has awarded almost $15.5 million to seven plaintiffs in 2016 with 11 civil cases reaching a verdict last year.
Deutsche Bank Settlement Complete
Deutsche Bank has agreed to a $7.2 billion settlement with the Department of Justice.
States Urge Against Remington Trigger Settlement
Remington class action settlement specifically indicates the trigger mechanisms in the company’s guns are defective in design.
New York Construction Site Safety Questioned
The safety of construction workers in New York is being questioned after yet another nonunion worker died on the job on December 23rd, just before the Christmas holiday.
Tort Reform, Externalities, and Balance
Now that the new administration plans to throw healthcare back on the table, we’ll surely hear once again about the virtues of tort reform. A perennial conservative salve for seemingly every economic ill, tort reform reduces peoples’ ability to seek redress in court. Hypothetically, tort reform serves as a counterbalance against what the business community
The TPP Is Out, But What About a U.S.-Japanese Free Trade Agreement?
With Trump’s inauguration only a couple days away, some in the political arena are still holding out hope that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will survive, despite the fact that Congress effectively put a stop to it, much to President Obama’s dismay. Why did they stop it, though? Was the free trade agreement really so bad? Well, yes and no. While it would have opened up more trade between twelve different nations, a big reason why Congress decided against it was because they shared the concerns of many TPP critics, including President-elect Trump, and were wary of the “pact’s complexity and lack of transparency.” After all, the full text included 30 different chapters.