Former Tenet Healthcare Exec John Holland Faces Charges
Former Tenet Healthcare executive John Holland has been accused of paying bribes, enabling the enterprise to falsely bill Medicaid $400 million.
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Trump’s Newest Executive Order Has Consumer Groups Furious
On Monday President Trump added to his growing list of executive orders by issuing a new one on regulations. Not only does the new order require that “for every federal regulation put in place, two other regulations must be eliminated,” but is also “requires that the cost of all new regulations this year be zero.” Despite Trump claiming the new order will be great for small businesses because they will supposedly be able to expand more quickly, many consumer groups aren’t happy with it.
MasterCard and UniRush Ordered To Pay $13 Million
MasterCard and UniRush are ordered to by -The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to pay a total of $13 million in damages.
Family of Deceased Sues Airline Companies
Family of deceased passengers Yvonne Selke and her daughter Emily sues airline companies.
Senate Bill 5 Will Limit Consumer Rights
The Consumers Council is concerned that Senate Bill 5 proposal, if passed, would limit consumer rights.
IKEA Recalls 33,000 Beach Chairs Amid Safety Concerns
Imagine relaxing on a beach somewhere in a comfortable beach chair. The sun’s shining and you’re having a great day, until you prepare to leave and go to fold up your beach chair, only to have the tips of your fingers hacked off in the process. Sounds pretty ridiculous and hard to believe, right? Well, believe it, because this was the reality for a handful of people worldwide who made the unfortunate choice to purchase, use, and fold up IKEA’s Mysingo beach chairs. Recently, IKEA issued a recall of these finger hacking chairs, “citing the product’s tendency to injure people.”
State Juvenile Detention Officer Found Guilty of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Workers’ compensation is one of those great programs that provides financial relief to those who need it most. It’s a form of insurance designed to provide “wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee’s right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence.” Unfortunately, all too often people try to take advantage of the system, like a state juvenile detention officer who was recently busted for workers’ compensation fraud.
No Additional Penalties for Wal-Mart in Trucking Suit
A federal judge announced there would be no additional penalties for Wal-Mart in a long-lasting lawsuit. In November of 2016, a jury had awarded hundreds of truck drivers $54 million in back pay. The plaintiffs had contested that the Arkansas-based retailer hadn’t fairly compensated its over-the-road employees for doing certain tasks. A California jury found
Illinois Passes Bill to Protect Temporary Workers
However, an Illinois lawmaker is hoping to change this by instituting a bill designed to increase protections for temporary workers.
Maryland Transit Administration Promises to Change
Settlement reached in class action lawsuit alleging MTA could not accommodate passengers with disabilities. It promises to change for the better.