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Screening the Screeners
… lately been taking a bit of a battering. The National Consumer Law Center reported in April that screening firms—or “consumer ..... Anthony Rodriguez, a staff attorney at the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection , told the Washington Post. “People shouldn’t have to …
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Financial Organizations Lack Effective Training: Report
… financial reports. Moreover, yet-to-be-implemented rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act add another layer of complexity. "The change is compounded by the fact that not all the standards are out …
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How Not to Get Madoffed
… months in federal prison for plotting and executing his own Ponzi scheme . Now a business ethics and fraud prevention consultant ..... chairman of Nasdaq, was arrested for running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme . While only a handful of pension plans had money invested …
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'Great Texas Lactation Case' Debates Whether Breast-Milk Pumping Is a Pregnancy-Related Condition
… been dubbed "The Great Texas Lactation Case." In February, a federal judge ruled that a Houston mother could not sue a debt collection agency for firing her after she asked if she could use a back room to pump breast milk. She alleged sex discrimination …
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Romney Reform Repeal Would Mean More Uninsured: Commonwealth Fund
… report studied the candidates' positions in seven areas: health insurance coverage, insurance affordability, consumer protection , consumer choice, providing help for small business, improving Medicare, and improving healthcare quality and …
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Pop Culture At-a-Glance
… what happens in business when you cut corners to make a buck, or $18 billion as some former investment adviser made in a Ponzi scheme for the ages. What was his name again? But we digress. The bottom line here is corporate greed ain't a good thing …
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Small Businesses Face Closure in Workers' Comp Scandal
… businesses facing judgments say they are victims of a corporate Ponzi scheme and shouldn't be asked to pay more than they already have ..... husband owns the business. "We feel this has been a giant Ponzi scheme . The state has shirked its responsibility from the start …
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Despite Improved Job Market, Workers Fret About Job Security
… are down. Yet an improving job market hasnâ t translated into feelings of security for Matt Kieferâ s team of medical debt collection specialists. Kiefer, director of operations at collections firm MediCredit Inc. in the Orlando, Florida, area, says …
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SEC Formalizes Dodd-Frank Rules on Whistle-Blowers
… individuals to report possible violations of securities laws. Authorized by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the program â is intended to break the silence of those who see a wrong,â SEC chairwoman Mary Schapiro …
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'The Business Buffett Rule'
… boats lifted. There's already momentum to rein in executive rewards. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires that companies show the relationship between executive pay and corporate performance . And some organizations …
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Whistling While You Work
… incentives in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which took effect last year, "could have huge ..... amended in 2010 with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. That expanded whistle-blower protections to include …
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Groupon Sued Over Unpaid Overtime
… offering is in limbo, and the company is facing multiple lawsuits over whether the rules for its emailed coupons violate consumer - protection laws designed for gift cards. The overtime suit could become a problem for the company, which employs more than 4,800 …
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Most Companies Moderately Concerned About Comparing Pay, Performance
… relationship between executive pay and corporate performance, as required under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Only 10 percent are greatly or very concerned, while 26 percent are not very concerned or not concerned …
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OSHA to Strengthen Whistle-Blower Protections, Review Program
… financial reform and health care reform. For instance, a provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act that gives financial incentives to corporate whistle-blowers could result in headaches for corporate directors …
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Golden Parachutes Appear to Be Losing Their Luster
… executive pay mean golden parachutes might not be so golden in the future. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 requires companies to report additional disclosure on golden-parachute agreements in connection …
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A Workers' Comp Scandal
… mismanagement that led to—and obscured—the insolvency of its trusts. CRM engaged in practices that looked like those of a Ponzi scheme , according to accountants’ reviews. The company took cash paid by employers one year to cover deficits from the previous …
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Co-CEOs Two at the Top
… unethical behavior, which has remained a concern from the Enron scandal early this decade up to Bernard Madoff’s recent Ponzi scheme . “You get a broad perspective with co-leaders,” Houston says. He says sharing authority at the top also may mitigate the problem of “extreme …
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A Renaissance for Government Work
… Katrina in 2005 to more recent crises like approving tainted toys from China and failing to detect a $50 billion financial Ponzi scheme can be traced back to personnel failures. With the government being called on to bail out financial markets and pull the …
