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I noticed that all of your supporting evidence is articles talking about allegations made in lawsuits. What were the results of these suits? Were any of the cla
by learc83 6y ago
I noticed that all of your supporting evidence is articles talking about allegations made in lawsuits. What were the results of these suits? Were any of the claims substantiated?
- nickvanw 6y agoI believe the tax lawsuit is still pending, the most recent documentation I can find from the NY AG is a summons from mid-November of last year: https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2019.11.14_nyag_v._bh_-_summons_complaint.pdf https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2019.11.14_nyag_v._bh_.... There is a corresponding press release from the NY AG office: https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2019/attorney-general-sues-bh-foto-electronics-defrauding-new-york-out-millions-sales https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2019/attorney-general-sues-b... The 2017 case was settled (https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20170814 https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20170814), with B&H agreeing to pay $3.2mm in back wages and "hire a workplace consultant to correct its employment practices and conduct" They settled a similar 2007 case by distributing $4.3m in monetary relief: https://compensation.blr.com/Compensation-news/Performance-Termination/Performance-Employee-Appraisal/BH-to-Pay-4.3M-to-Settle-Suit-Alleging-Pay-Bias-Ag/ https://compensation.blr.com/Compensation-news/Performance-T... My point is not that B&H is bad, but that "support small business" doesn't mean that you're supporting an ethical business.
- gamblor956 6y agoB&H didn't collect sales tax in the past in NY where they are based, which is what the lawsuit is about. They started collecting sales tax in NY after that lawsuit was filed, and they started collecting sales tax in more states after the Wayfair SCOTUS case in 2018 authorized states to charge sales tax on internet sales.