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PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL | September 22, 2009

The U.S. Department of Labor plans to hire 670 investigators next year to beef up enforcement of laws that protect workers from everything from unsafe working conditions to unfair wage practices.




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LOS ANGELES TIMES | May 23, 2008

Soaring gasoline prices are bad enough. But this summer, California's higher temperatures could add an additional 8-cent-a-gallon wallop because pumping warmer fuel gives motorists less energy per fill-up.




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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER | May 1, 2008

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - In a forced self-review, the Unum Group agreed to fully or partly reverse 42 percent of previously denied disability claims and paid out $676 million in additional benefits.




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PUBLIC CITIZEN | January 24, 2008
Christmas came early for the powerful trucking industry in the form of a rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).



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THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE | January 4, 2008
The shameful treatment of a female employee working for a Halliburton company in Iraq by Halliburton officials is a disgrace.



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PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL | January 4, 2008
It's been nearly two years since the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last handed out fines against a television station for violating federal broadcast decency laws.



Business

November 14, 2007
Corporate America is taking away your rights and I hope you are not going to let them! You may ask...what can I do? Here is your answer.



Business

November 14, 2007
Binding arbitration clauses that few consumers understand are in the fine print of nearly everything we do today from buying a home to cell phone contracts.



Business

November 5, 2007
The first night in our new home, my husband tried out new Jacuzzi tub on the third floor. When he pulled the plug, 100 gallons of water crashed through our dining room ceiling into the dining room.



Business

November 5, 2007
You may have never heard of Binding Mandatory Arbitration, but that would not prevent this unfair practice, visited on unsuspecting consumers, from destroying your life.