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U.S. authorities had been closely looking into Stanford Financial Group and investigating the certificates of deposit because of the returns that they were providing to their investors. In addition, the fact that the company’s assets showed an increase of 7 billion in a time span of only seven years (2001-2008) also seemed sketchy. As Stanford’s criminal case states “The indictment alleges that, in fact, approx. $5 billion of SIBL’s reported assets consisted of notes on loans to Stanford and…

The idea of women working has two different meanings depending on the time period it is being examined in. With men leaving their jobs during World War I, women began leaving their household jobs and occupied men’s positions. But the return of the men at the end of the war meant women had to go back to their household duties and return the men’s jobs. Following World War II, women were less wanting to return to domestic jobs and many continued working in jobs that were considered to be man’s…

this setting. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act deal with sexual harassment in the workplace. Women were undermined and considered unworthy of many positions. Therefore, men in superior positions took advantage of their power. Ultimately, workplaces had to establish stricter rules to provide a safe workplace for women. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is responsible for…

The fraud that Bernard Madoff committed was discovered in December 2009, which was based upon a Ponzi scheme. He did so by taking money from new investors to pay earnings to old customers. The higher the number of his clients who wanted to withdraw of retire their investment, the more revenue he would need. Ponzi scheme is named after Charles Ponzi whose crime was discovered in July of 1920 by the Boston Post. Madoff started in the investment business legally by buying and selling stocks that…

In 1964 the Civil Rights Act created the EEOC, addressing discrimination is employment. The section of the Act that prohibits discrimination in the workplace based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, and retaliation is know as Title VII. The EEOC was created to receive complaints, investigate complaints, and conciliate the complaints where it found reasonable cause. In 1971, Congress held hearing on proposed amendments to Title VII and found that the EEOC has made huge attempts to…

For an employee to prove to the court that they have a solid case of age discrimination they must prove four facts first. The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces the ADEA. When an individual believes they have been discriminated, they must file a report with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The individual has 180 days to file the complaint from the day the discrimination happened. First off the employee must be at least age 40 or above. Second, the…

disliking the alleged unlawful employment practices. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: “This law makes it illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of race, color, religion national origin, or sex” (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, n.d., para. 1). Private sector employees do not have First Amendment Right protection from retaliation nor does the freedom of speech apply (Workforce Fairness,…

national origin, sex, religion, disability, pregnancy and age. The federal government has set up three different agencies, to combat such a situation. These agencies are the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), New York State Division of Human Rights (NYSDHR), and New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR). Their agencies are there for the employee and as well for the employer to make sure that they are following the laws and the rights of their employee. In the case of…

Intro Market research is an essential component in every business. A properly conducted market research results can provide companies with important information regarding customers, products, services, trends and competitors. Hobby R Us will be lunching a new product for the company called the “Airbender”. The Airbender is Hobby R Us version of the Hoverboard which is a two wheel self balancing board. The Airbender design is similar to an electric scooter without the handle bars that gives rides…

Aside from scamming Mark Sanchez out of US$7.8 million, Ash Narayan also deceived San Francisco Giants pitcher Jake Peavy and retired Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt in a Ponzi-like scheme. Based on the lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last month, the investment adviser told his clients that their money would be invested in low-risk businesses but actually put US$33 million in Illinois-based online sports and entertainment ticketing firm The Ticket Reserve, the New…