Shoppers file suit over $0.0099 increase, and more
Shoppers have filed a lawsuit against the “99 Cents Only Store” chain for raising the price of items to $0.9999.
Shoppers file suit over $0.0099 increase
Shoppers have filed a lawsuit against the “99 Cents Only Store” chain for raising the price of items to $0.9999. Eric Schiffer, the chain’s CEO, says the $0.0099 increase is a “very tiny amount,” but concedes that prices are rounded up to a dollar at the cash register, producing $12 million annually. “If they call themselves ‘99 Cents Only,’” said a lawyer for the plaintiffs, “it should be 99 cents.’’
Student told to take diversity training
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A student at Augusta State University in Georgia says she was told to stop voicing her Christian beliefs if she wanted to graduate. Jennifer Keeton, 24, is studying for a master’s degree in counseling, but was told she would not get a degree unless she underwent “diversity training,” so as to overcome her views on homosexuality and gender identity. She is suing.
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