Articles related to "Unfair"

AIG profited from credit-scoring customers, which disproportionately hurts the poor and the working classes. AIG also underpaid their overworked sales agents.

Sarah Palin's branding of Barack Obama as un-American and "palling around with terrorists" is unfair. Linking him to Bill Ayers implies guilt by association.

American and European Union trade lawyers win their case charging China with breaking a promise to exempt auto parts from Chinese tariffs.

Illinois police file for injunction against "Erotic Services" feature on craigslist, calling it "the single largest source of prostitution in the nation."

Schools in America are not being evaluated equitably, and the gifted children are among the ones who are suffering.

On April 1, 2009, a federal tax increase on tobacco raised the ire of 28% of America's population: smokers. President Obama signed the excise tax into law in February.

Debt collection agencies and debt collectors are prohibited from a laundry list of practices. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act outlines the rules and guidelines.

The defining variable for academic success is a student's GPA. However, the measure puts educators in an impossible dilemma.

Many people seem to need to control their friendships, and they often try to do it in a way that jeopardizes what they're trying to control.

Men tend to hold onto anger or act on it in unhealthy ways - especially at work. Good coping skills are necessary to stay healthy.

Some companies spend millions to be official Olympic sponsors. Others try to hitch a ride to the global audiences with carefully targeted stunts, events and advertising.

Thoughtless and incompetent managers can turn workplaces stressful and this has a negative impact on the health of employees.

The Federal Trade Commission, the US consumer protection agency, offers those struggling with personal debt some practical guidance on the subject of debt collection law.

All to often, thrilling and close football contests comes down to the toss of the coin. Slightly more than half of NFL overtime contests favor the team who wins the toss.

Teachers are not happy that their principal changed over 90 grades from F to passing. Are students the reason for the failures or the teachers?

Is the basis for exit exams political or educational?

Unfair treatment at work causes undue stress, which can affect not just the work environment, but personal health and personal time as well. Is it worth it?

A difficult or unfair manager can make the difference between a job that is loved and one that is absolutely detested.

The "fastest man on no legs" had his request to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympics declined, because his carbon-fibre prosthetics allegedly give him an unfair advantage.

The dismal truth is that when it comes to claiming Constructive Dismissal against a UK employer, an employee is likely to experience disappointment .

When one first plays scrabble, many of the words a more skilled opponent uses seem questionable. Here are a selection of those words that come into question.

The Consumer Credit Act of 1974 has set out guidelines for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to follow in case of unfair practices of debt collection.

When a small business is faced with unfair treatment from a financial corporation, the financial ombudsman services might be a better option than taking it to court.

Disclaimers limit the liability of one contracted party for the losses of the other, but their use is strictly limited by the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1997.

In this proposal for a college football playoff, only conference champions and a few at large teams would qualify

Informed consumers want to buy diamonds that don't fund war and that are mined and produced ethically.

Using the WTO (World Trade Organization) Canada has launched a formal protest against the European Union's ban on seal based products. Such a challenge is expected.

A trend in women's change in attitude to work and home life roles has launched as more and more women begin to feel the stress and exhaustion playing multiple roles.

Employers who allow employee smoking breaks discriminate against nonsmokers. Consider the health issues, plus smoking breaks mean extra work for nonsmoking workers.

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired looks at the life and times of the French-born Polish director, whose ambiguous legal treatment in 1978 led to his exile in France.

Getting fired is one of the most dreaded and fundamentally unfair experiences in the corporate world. Here's how to react to a firing to ensure future job opportunities.

Mark Donohue and Roger Penske formed a formidable racing partnership. Donohue retired from driving, only to return and lose his life at the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix.

Parrots are not animals to be bought, resold or given away when it does not work out. Parrots are intelligent animals, deserving of research before being added to a home.

Pete Rose didn't have the natural ability possessed by other greats, but he had a fierce desire to win that few could ever match.

Reactions to ex-warlord Lubanga's ICC trial over alleged use of child soldiers, though far from the "Heart of Darkness" itself, range from celebratory to apathetic.

Students in better neighborhoods get more money per pupil than students living in poverty pockets or remote areas. Funding per student is not equal.

Double-digit growth in China's textile industry forces the People's Republic to rely on cotton imports from the United States & other major cotton-exporting nations.

African countries continue to receive millions as aid from donor countries yet the continent remains poor. Several reasons account for the failure of aid in Africa.

Still waiting on a private company to reclaim bank charges? A Conservative election win would mean that it would not be necessary to reclaim bank charges.

Choosing to appeal against redundancy can become a long and drawn out process, but it is a route worth taking if employees feel they are being made a scapegoat.

A general introduction to intellectual property rights (IPR), which summarizes the types of IPR and its relevance in today's world.

The McGuinty government has tabled legislation to implement the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). The bill includes corporate tax cuts to offset implementation costs

Ron Artest is up to his old tricks. The NBA has suspended Artest again and, shockingly, Artest again believes he's being treated unfairly. Shall we pity or discard him?

In a news conference Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich pointed to two Senate Rules regarding his impeachment trial as fundamentally unfair.

Arne Duncan is promoting merit pay as an incentive for teachers to work harder and raise student scores. What are the numerous flaws in this theory?

Under the Fair Dept Collection Practices Act, consumers are protected by legal rights that debt collectors must adhere to.

Finding out a person has been made redundant can be a sudden and daunting experience that not only affects the individual but a family as a whole.

By using suspended Tennessee Titan Pacman Jones as its example for strict disciplinary action, has the NFL ensured that a brush with the law will end a player's career?

With such high levels of consumer debt, mortgage arrears are now extremely common. Many people are fighting hard to prevent repossession and keep their home.

Have personal circumstances changed? Struggling with mortgage arrears & facing property repossession? Find out how to stop repossession with the Consumer Credit Act.