When the going gets tough, crappy employers stiff their workers. City Council wants you to love them again, so they're putting an end to that nonsense (and non-payment).
Employers to Ante Up: City Council to To Toughen Penalties for Wage Theft
What's in a Name? Seattle Band Finds $251,000 As the Answer
In this day and age, bands seemingly get ripped off by corporations all the time. (See: The Unicorns as latest band to get the Sigur Ros commercial treatment). Why shouldn’t they profit from big $$$ interest directly? One Seattle band asked that very same question and acted on it in one the most extreme ways we've yet to hear about.
Former WaMu Execs Want Their Golden Payday Too!
It was nearly a year ago we when witnessed the financial meltdown and takeover of 119-year old Washington Mutual. Banking FAIL! Flash forward to today, KING5-TV reports close to 100 former vice-presidents and other mid-to-senior level executives of the now-defunct WaMu have filed lawsuits against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) seeking the government (or, perhaps ultimately the taxpayers) to pay up the millions they're owed.

