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McDonald’s Seeks Dismissal of Suit Filed by Black Former Franchisees

October 23, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The burger chain asked a federal judge to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit accusing it of selling Black owners subpar stores and scrimping on support, saying it wasn’t in its interest to have franchisees fail.

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Free Webinar With Missouri Health Schools

October 23, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

A FREE webinar opportunity is being provided by DESE in collaboration with EDPLUS. Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Statewide Webinar “Conversation to ACTION: Initial Assessment & Systems Approach that Drives Change” will take […]

Uber and Lyft Must Classify Drivers as Employees, Appeals Court Says

October 22, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The ride-hailing companies must comply with an order that requires them to reclassify their drivers as employees, a California appeals court said, siding with a lower-court ruling that threatened to upend the business models.

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FTC Mulls Facebook Lawsuit as Staffers Support Antitrust Case

October 22, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Federal Trade Commission staff members are recommending that the agency bring an antitrust case against Facebook, according to people familiar with the matter, but commissioners haven’t reached a decision.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Authorizes Subpoenas for Twitter and Facebook CEOs

October 22, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The committee acted after the companies limited sharing of New York Post articles regarding Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s son Hunter.

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Walmart Sues U.S., Aiming to Head Off Opioid Penalties

October 22, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Walmart sued the federal government in an attempt to strike a pre-emptive blow against what it said is an impending opioid-related civil lawsuit from the Justice Department.

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Google’s Antitrust Woes Seen Helping Microsoft’s Bing

October 22, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The target of the U.S. government’s last major tech antitrust campaign, Microsoft, could be the biggest beneficiary of its newest, the lawsuit the Justice Department filed this week against Google.

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Quibi Is Shutting Down Barely Six Months After Going Live

October 21, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and Chief Executive Meg Whitman decided to shut down the company in an effort to return as much capital to investors as possible instead of trying to prolong the life of the company and risk losing more money.

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Tesla Extended Profit Streak With Record Quarterly Sales

October 21, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The electric-car maker revived a pre-pandemic target to build at least 500,000 vehicles this year.

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Google, Justice Department Each Face Challenges in Court Fight

October 21, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The U.S. government needs to show how Google’s alleged conduct is harmful even as it gives away its services, experts say. Google likely will need to explain why it has paid billions to ensure its search engine is the default on mobile phones.

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Articles by Erin Slifka

McDonald’s Seeks Dismissal of Suit Filed by Black Former Franchisees

Free Webinar With Missouri Health Schools

Uber and Lyft Must Classify Drivers as Employees, Appeals Court Says

FTC Mulls Facebook Lawsuit as Staffers Support Antitrust Case

Senate Judiciary Committee Authorizes Subpoenas for Twitter and Facebook CEOs

Walmart Sues U.S., Aiming to Head Off Opioid Penalties

Google’s Antitrust Woes Seen Helping Microsoft’s Bing

Quibi Is Shutting Down Barely Six Months After Going Live

Tesla Extended Profit Streak With Record Quarterly Sales

Google, Justice Department Each Face Challenges in Court Fight

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