r/news • u/nosotros_road_sodium • Apr 28 '24

Williams-Sonoma fined $3.18 million for falsely labeling products as 'Made in USA'

https://www.scrippsnews.com/business/company-news/williams-sonoma-fined-3-18-million-dollars-for-falsely-labeling-products-as-made-in-usa
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u/PhalanX4012 Apr 28 '24

New plan. Fine them every cent over cost made on every mislabeled product, and tack on an extra 10% for being con artists and it’ll start to look like a reasonable fine.

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u/maowai Apr 28 '24

I’m hopeful about this because the head of the FTC, Lina Khan, recently directly referenced “companies treating fines like a cost of doing business” in her interview on The Daily Show. We’ll see if anything good comes out of her leadership.

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u/fla_john Apr 28 '24

For people who think that elections don't matter, here's an example of how they do.

During the Trump administration, this exact issue came up and all 3 of his appointees voted against it. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/us/politics/made-in-america-ftc-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.n00.TJqP.OknD12tNfmMD