A controversial bill sponsored by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, entitled the Stop BEZOS Act, is attracting flak for its poor design and unintended consequences. Named in obvious reference to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the bill would tax large companies on the amount of public benefit their workers are forced to avail. Sanders says that if
PAX Labs introduced its electronic cigarette, called JUUL, in June 2015, and although the marketing campaign wasn’t specifically geared toward teens, a former senior manager said that he and others in the company were well aware it could appeal to them. After the device hit the streets, teenagers immediately began posting images of themselves “JUULing”
New York City Garbage Hauler Required to Halt Operations
A trial involving Galilee Memorial Gardens, a cemetery in Tennessee, is set to begin. According to a class action lawsuit filed against the cemetery, Galilee Memorial Gardens mishandled an untold number of caskets, allowing them to be crushed and stacked. As a result, many bodies and remains were lost. Since the dispute was filed, the cemetery gates have remained closed, though opening statements in the trial began earlier this week. In total, relatives of nearly 1,200 dead people joined the suit against the “licensed funeral homes accused of sending bodies to Galilee for three years after the cemetery’s registration expired in December 2010.”
When is the last time you had to undergo surgery? Chances are, it went off without a hitch and you were eventually sent home without any major complications or medical tools accidentally left floating around your insides. One Tennessee man wasn’t so lucky. In May 2017, 73-year-old John Burns Johnson was admitted to Tristar Centennial hospital in Nashville to undergo an open heart surgery. However, a month after the procedure, he died. According to a lawsuit filed by Johnson’s family, the surgeon who performed his open heart surgery left a needle inside of him, resulting in his death.
Filmmaker Tyler Perry is supporting a lawsuit against a Florida sheriff’s deputy who’s now accused of murdering a black man nearly fifteen years ago. Perry announced the lawsuit along with Marcia Williams and her attorney, Benjamin Crump. The litigation is targeting former Collier County deputy Steven Calkins. Williams says Calkins murdered her 27-year old son
A federal lawsuit accuses U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and White House chief of staff John Kelly of conspiring to separate Central and South American families at the Mexican border. The Boston Globe reports that the plaintiffs say the government’s actions were illegal and unconscionable. Consequently, the suit demands that the administration pay for inflicting
Still in the wake of a family separation fiasco, the Trump administration is preparing to withdraw from an important immigration agreement. On Thursday, the administration published a Federal Register notice. The proposal lays out fresh standards for families held in detention together. In order for it to work, the government would have to terminate the
One of your dreams is finally coming true, and you’re about to study in a completely new environment. The sense of freedom and adventure is probably overwhelming, but once the excitement starts to wear off, you’ll probably begin thinking about the more practical things, like your budget. After all, you’re entering a different culture with different prices, so you’ll need to know how to adapt in order not to struggle. So, to help you keep your budget under control, here are a couple of budgeting tips for international students.
Discrimination is never pretty, especially when it’s directed towards pregnant women. As any pregnant woman or previously pregnant woman will tell you, they have enough on their plate without having to worry about being discriminated against in the workplace. Unfortunately, workplace discrimination against moms-to-be happens often and sometimes even results in the pregnant woman losing her job. One woman, Sarah Alicea, learned first hand what pregnancy discrimination looks like, and filed a lawsuit as a result. Fortunately for her, her case recently reached a settlement in her favor.