Prison Callers’ Recording Suit Against Securus Technologies Moves Forward

A proposed class of callers accusing prison telephone service provider Securus Technologies of recording their calls without permission on Monday escaped a dismissal bid with their claims mostly intact, as a California federal judge refuted the company’s arguments that the plaintiffs lacked evidence. Source: Securus Can’t Escape Prison Callers’ Recording Suit – Law360

The college debt crisis may get a whole lot worse under theTrump

The public face of Trump University — the defunct for-profit education company at the heart of two class-action fraud suits and one from the New York Attorney General — won the presidential election last Tuesday. And the for-profit college sector loves it. Shares of companies affiliated with for-profit education like… Source: Under Trump, the college … More The college debt crisis may get a whole lot worse under theTrump

DeVry says it will cut limits on federal funding from 90% to 85%

DeVry Education said it would voluntarily reduce the share of money it gets from federal funding, as it looks to limit its exposure amid a government crackdown on for-profit colleges. You read it right, up to 85% of DeVry’s revenue could be coming from taxpayers, down from 90%.  How do you feel as a taxpayer … More DeVry says it will cut limits on federal funding from 90% to 85%

DeVry Agrees to Pull Misleading Ads

DeVry Education Group Inc. will maintain access to federal funding, its main source of revenue, under a deal with regulators that resolved a claim that the for-profit college chain ran advertisements inflating its graduates’ employment success. Source: DeVry Settles Claims of Misleading Ads About Graduates’ Success Rates The settlement agreement announced Thursday likely allows the … More DeVry Agrees to Pull Misleading Ads

Forced labour – a reality that essentially represents a scourge on humanity.

Financier Worldwide is a leading, widely respected information source covering corporate finance and board-level business issues. Source: Fighting the scourge of forced labour According to Robert Teel, a lawyer with a strong focus on forced labour and anti-human trafficking issues, the top five countries with the most enslaved people are India, China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and … More Forced labour – a reality that essentially represents a scourge on humanity.