A River of Filth: How Swift Beef Polluted Nebraska Waters For Years TL;DR The Corporation: Swift Beef Company, a massive meat processing plant in Grand Island, Nebraska, which processes around 4,500 cattle per day. The Crime: For at least five…
TransUnion’s Flawed Algorithm: A $15 Million Penalty for Locking Families Out of Homes TL;DR The Facts: TransUnion was sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Case No.…
The $90 Million Timeshare Lie Machine TL;DR A complex web of at least 16 companies and five individuals, including Square One Development Group and Consumer Law Protection, targeted older adults in a nationwide timeshare exit scam. Using high-pressure sales presentations…
PRUDENTIAL SECURITY’S $100,000 IRON COLLAR: HOW NON-COMPETES TRAP MINIMUM-WAGE WORKERS TL;DR The Facts: Prudential Security, Inc. and its affiliate, Prudential Command Inc., forced their security guards… most of whom earned at or near minimum wage—to sign restrictive Non-Compete Agreements as…
Goodrich’s Legal Immunity Scheme Shattered By Illinois Supreme Court TL;DR Rodney Martin, a 46-year employee of B.F. Goodrich, was exposed to vinyl chloride monomer until 1974. In 2019, he was diagnosed with fatal liver cancer directly linked to the chemical.…
The Betrayal Engine: Easy Healthcare Sold Your Fertility Data TL;DR The Facts: Easy Healthcare Corporation’s “Premom Ovulation Tracker” app collected deeply personal health data related to users’ menstrual cycles, fertility, and pregnancies. The U.S. government, via the FTC, filed a…
Parker-Hannifin’s Retirement Plan Scandal: Fiduciary Breaches Expose Systemic Corporate Greed Introduction Parker-Hannifin Corporation, a multi-billion-dollar manufacturing firm, is at the center of a burgeoning retirement plan scandal. A lawsuit alleges that Parker-Hannifin betrayed its workers by mismanaging their 401(k)-style retirement…
A Decade of Service, A Decade of Stolen Wages TL;DR The Facts: For over a decade, Armando Guevara worked at least 57 hours per week as a domestic employee for Robert and Maria Zamora, owners of financial conglomerates Lafise Corp.…
FIRED FOR BEING SICK: WESTAR FOODS AND THE PRICE OF DISABILITY TL;DR The Misconduct: Westar Foods, Inc., a Hardee’s franchisee, fired store manager Tonya Huber in December 2019. This happened just days after a severe diabetic episode, causing hypoglycemia, made…
Table of Contents 1. Introduction This investigative article delves into the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) action against H&R Block Inc., HRB Digital LLC, and HRB Tax Group, Inc.—collectively referred to as H&R Block—alleging deceptive and unfair practices in the marketing…