Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Workers Want a Raise

When building trades workers take action against anti-union contractors, the labor mascot Scabby the Rat often makes an appearance on their picket lines. But for the last week, Scabby has accompanied ... Read More

This Bill Would Give the Treasury Nearly Unlimited Power To Destroy Nonprofits

It supposedly bans financing terrorism, but that's already illegal. It's really a power grab for the secretary of the treasury. Read More

Bill proposed by Assemblymember Matt Haney would give California workers the "right to disconnect"

A new bill introduced into the California ... California would be the first state to create a law that would give workers the "right to disconnect" during nonworking hours. Similar laws have ... Read More

Key Lawmakers Float New Rules for Personal Data Protection; Bill Would Make Privacy a Consumer Right

Key Lawmakers Float New Rules for Personal Data Protection; Bill Would Make Privacy a Consumer Right WASHINGTON (AP) — Two influential lawmakers from opposing ... Read More

Consumer financial market, federal oversight and reform

Financial institutions and consumers navigate a variety of regulatory issues and guidelines that go well beyond pulling out your credit card. Bill ... The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... Read More

New bill proposes CA worker protections for employees during off-hours

Sophia is your community news ... A new bill being proposed could provide protections for workers in California if they choose not to answer emails or calls from their employer during nonworking ... Read More

Give New Yorkers a Consumer Protection Law They Can Actually Use

It may come as a surprise to many that New York, a leader on other consumer protection fronts ... public injury and that a single bad act may give rise to UDAP liability. See, e.g., Conn. Read More

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fines BloomTech for false claims

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said in an order on Tuesday that BloomTech, the for-profit coding bootcamp previously known as the Lambda School, deceived students about the cost ... Read More

Construction Worker Salary

The states and districts that pay Construction Workers the highest mean salary are Hawaii ($66,650), New Jersey ($65,590), Illinois ($65,590), Massachusetts ($64,940), and New York ($59,280). Read More

Key lawmakers float new rules for personal data protection; bill would make privacy a consumer right

The sweeping proposal announced Sunday evening would define privacy as a consumer right and create new rules for companies ... the bipartisan support suggests the bill could get serious consideration. Read More