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New York Sues Domino’s Pizza HQ, Alleges Underpayment Of Workers
A new lawsuit filed by New York state prosecutors accuses Domino’s Pizza and three Domino’s franchisees of underpaying workers at 10 stores by at least $565,000. Meanwhile, Domino’s HQ contends it...
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New York’s Tampon Tax Will Soon Be A Thing Of The Past
It looks like women in New York will be saving some money when they buy tampons in the future, now that the state’s Assembly has agreed with the Senate, and unanimously voted to repeal a sales tax on...
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Are Mobile Phone Apps To Play State Lotteries Actually Legal?
If you can make everything in your life from food delivery to rides to dates happen by tapping on your smartphone, why can’t you play legal state lotteries on your phone? There are mobile apps on the...
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Macy’s Worker Tricked Alarm Company Into Helping Him Steal $69K Worth Of Perfume
A man hired to keep thieves from stealing from a New York Macy’s was allegedly doing the pilfering himself, making off with more than $69,000 worth of perfume. Police officials in Long Island arrested...
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NY Attorney General: TWC “Has Earned The Miserable Reputation It Enjoys Among...
Last fall, the New York Attorney General launched an investigation to find out the answer to one big question: are New Yorkers actually getting anything like the internet speeds their providers claim,...
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Verizon Getting Out Of The Phone Book Business… In New York
Between search engines, listings sites, and the fact that fewer and fewer people have traditional landline phones, the ol’ phone book is becoming increasingly irrelevant for many (but not all) people....
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Three States Accuse Volkswagen Of Committing Fraud
When Volkswagen admitted to rigging millions of supposedly “clean diesel” vehicles to cheat on emissions tests, the carmaker claimed that only a few engineers knew these “defeat devices” were in place....
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Companies Behind Genie Bra, Ab Coaster & Wonderhanger Settle Allegations Of...
Two marketing companies that sell a slew of products familiar to anyone who has ever been depressed enough to watch non-DVR’d basic cable at 2 a.m. — like the Genie Bra, Ab Coaster, Wonderhanger, and...
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New York AG: Zipcar Charged Damage Fees Without Giving Drivers A Chance To...
With Zipcar, members can rent a car for a few hours without having to stand in line, fill out paperwork, or wait for the car to be brought around. Problem is, when a Zipcar gets damaged, it can...
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Just In Time For Football, New York Changes Law To Legalize DraftKings, FanDuel
The nearly year-long legal battle between the state of New York and daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites DraftKings and FanDuel has all but come to an anticlimactic end today, with Governor Andrew “Not the...
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New Law Lets New Yorkers Buy Booze At Bars, Restaurants Before Noon On Sundays
New Yorkers, rejoice: you will finally be able to order a mimosa at brunch without waiting for the stroke of noon. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation — dubbed the “Brunch Bill” — on...
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Samsung Phone Reportedly Explodes In Hand Of 6-Year-Old
UPDATE: The NY Post has revised — without any mention of a correction — its original story to now clarify that the phone involved in this incident was not a Note 7, but apparently a lesser-known...
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Mattel, Viacom, Hasbro Accused Of Tracking Kids’ Online Behavior
When your child uses a kid-targeted website for Barbie, Dora the Explorer, Neopets, Nerf, or Nickelodeon, federal law limits what information can be collected. But an investigation by the New York...
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Trump Hotel Group Settles With NY Attorney General Over Credit Card Data...
In the wake of two data breaches at hotels operating under the Trump Hotel Collection umbrella, the attorney general for the state of New York has reached a settlement with the company that involves a...
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New York State Grants Unemployment Benefits To Two Former Uber And Lyft Drivers
The decision to grant unemployment benefits to two former drivers for ride-hailing apps Uber and Lyft is an interesting one, since it means that yet another government agency has concluded that “gig...
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Airbnb Tries More Self-Regulation In New York, Too
If the vacation-booking site Airbnb has to be regulated, it at least wants to impose regulations on itself instead of having local governments do it. While the company is starting to self-regulate in...
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$20 Million Lawsuit Accuses KFC Of Misleading Ads For “Family Fill Up” Meals
The ads for KFC’s Family Fill Up meal show an overflowing bucket of fried chicken, but the reality of what you get with your order may not be so bountiful. A KFC customer in New York is suing the fast...
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Airbnb Sues New York Over New Short-Term Rentals Law, State Won’t Enforce It Yet
The latest govermnent to impose rules on short-term rental site Airnbnb is New York: while the law is statewide, it’s mostly intended to clamp down on whole-apartment rentals that critics say are...
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FanDuel, DraftKings To Pay $12M To Resolve False Advertising Allegations In...
Daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel each agreed to pay $6 million to resolve New York’s claims that the companies engaged in false advertising. New York Attorney General Eric...
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A Weird Way To Celebrate Halloween: Nabbing Gas From NJ Before Prices Go Up
A $0.23 tax hike per gallon of gasoline is finally happening in New Jersey today, and that meant a weird form of adult trick-or-treating took place last night: people from other states — okay, pretty...
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