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Phone Sex Workers Sue Over Low Wages, Long Hours

Phone Sex Workers Sue Over Low Wages, Long Hours

- The Recorder
Phone sex might be expensive and short-lived for consumers, but it doesn’t pay much for the workers on the other line.
That’s according to a class action filed on Tuesday alleging a California-based phone sex operator misclassifies its “phone actors” as independent contractors, depriving them of overtime pay and “off the clock” work. As a result, the sex talk workers, most of whom are women, are paid below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour in...

Phone Sex Workers Sue Over Low Wages, Long Hours

Phone Sex Workers Sue Over Low Wages, Long Hours

- Law.com
Phone sex might be expensive and short-lived for consumers, but it doesn’t pay much for the workers on the other line.
That’s according to a class action filed on Tuesday alleging a California-based phone sex operator misclassifies its “phone actors” as independent contractors, depriving them of overtime pay and “off the clock” work. As a result, the sex talk workers, most of whom are women, are paid below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour in...

Whistleblower Lawyer Brian Mahany Hits Bestseller w/1st Book: Saints, Sinners & Heroes

Whistleblower Lawyer Brian Mahany Hits Bestseller w/1st Book: Saints, Sinners & Heroes

- Yahoo! Finance
Brian Mahany, America's most controversial and successful whistleblower lawyer, adds Best Selling Author to his high visibility bio as his book: Saints, Sinners & Heroes – Covert Ops in the War against the C-Suite Mafia (Sutton Hart Press) hit Top 10 on Amazon in Law.
Attorney Mahany ("Reigning king of whistleblower actions across the U.S." – New Haven Register), ex-New Orleans cop and record-holder for multi-billion dollar False Claims Act (insiders who blow the...

How Does Your Bank Lie To You? Let Me Count The Ways.

How Does Your Bank Lie To You? Let Me Count The Ways.

You should not trust your bank blindly.

- Huffington Post
If you don’t trust your bank, you’re in good company. With financial regulations unraveling, and in the wake of several shocking banking scandals, it’s remarkable we haven’t all switched to a digital crypto-currency like Bitcoin and ditched our financial institutions.
The latest EY Global Consumer Banking Survey finds customers around the globe have diminishing trust in their banks. While they broadly trust banks to look after their money securely across markets,...

Your Bank Is Lying to You

Your Bank Is Lying to You

- Newsweek
If you don't trust your bank, you're in good company. With financial regulations unraveling, and in the wake of several shocking banking scandals, it's remarkable we haven't all switched to a digital crypto-currency like Bitcoin and ditched our financial institutions.
The latest EY Global Consumer Banking Survey finds customers around the globe have diminishing trust in their banks. While they broadly trust banks to look after their money securely across markets, few have complete trust...

How will Trump's 'Buy American, Hire American' executive order impact construction?

How will Trump's 'Buy American, Hire American' executive order impact construction?

- Construction Dive
In the latest of a series of executive orders signed since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has again chosen that method as a way to affect policy in the U.S. Unlike some other executive orders that aim to streamline project schedules and cut red tape, however, the "Buy American and Hire American" measure could put more restrictions on the construction industry.
Inside the executive order The executive order doesn’t change anything just yet. Through the order, Trump calls...

Can United Airline’s Reason for Removing Passenger Also be Used as Ruse to Remove Terrorist

Can United Airline’s Reason for Removing Passenger Also be Used as Ruse to Remove Terrorist

- Homeland Security Today
In the wake of the recent United Airlines incident in which it forcefully removed a passenger randomly chosen by a computer to give up his seat for a United employee, homeland security authorities have indicated in background interviews with Homeland Security Today that airlines, working in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Intelligence Community, could, in the event a passenger already onboard is discovered to be a known or suspected terrorist, an airline could be...

In Other News... The saga of United Airlines and Dr. David Dao

In Other News... The saga of United Airlines and Dr. David Dao

- Insider Louisville
The Unfriendly Skies: On Sunday, United Airlines forcibly removed a man who refused to part with his seat on a flight from Chicago to Louisville, reports NPR, BBC News, The New York Times and CNN.
Four passengers were asked to give up their seats to make room for United employees needed for another flight in Louisville. The airline asked for volunteers, offering $400 and a hotel stay. No takers. They went up to $800. No takers. Then they announced a computer would select four customers at...

Five Lessons From United Airlines About Handling A Customer Experience Gone Bad

Five Lessons From United Airlines About Handling A Customer Experience Gone Bad

- Forbes
Unless you live under a rock, you are most likely aware of United Airlines most recent misstep. A passenger who had boarded a plane was involuntarily bumped, asked to leave his seat and then was forcibly removed. Refer to a CNN report on Flight #3411.
The incident involving passenger Dr. David Dao has gone viral. There is public outcry and protests have begun.
There are five lessons we all can learn from this customer experience gone horribly bad.
1. There is a reason behind...

United Airlines Dragging Passenger Off Plane Was Illegal, Says Lawyer – Here's Why

United Airlines Dragging Passenger Off Plane Was Illegal, Says Lawyer – Here's Why

- International Business Times
Not only did United Airlines make millions of enemies when it forcibly removed a passenger from a Louisville-bound flight, it also acted illegally, according to attorney Brian Mahany of Wisconsin-based Mahany Law.
Video emerged Sunday of aviation security officers physically removing a bloodied and screaming passenger from a flight by dragging him by his arms down the aisle of the plane. The company said it needed to make room for four of its employees on the flight and had randomly...

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