How Marketers Trick Kids, and Why Parents Should Worry
Herb Weisbaum, Consumers’ Checkbook
Nguyen et al. v. Prehired Recruiting, LLC et al.
22-cv-2894, N.D. Ga.
(July 2022)
Reid et al. v. Prehired, LLC et al.
22-cv-72, E.D. Wash.
(April 2022)
Prehired training program
Misleadingly representing that students who complete Prehired’s training course can achieve a “6-Figure Sales Career in 12 Weeks” and falsely representing that students pay for the course only when their income meets a minimum threshold
Nguyen case: Claims against Prehired and Jordan stayed; Claims against Meratas and ISA Plus settled; Claims against Leif Technologies voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.
Reid case: Claims against Prehired and Jordan dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.; Claims against ISA Plus and Meratas voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.
Herb Weisbaum, Consumers’ Checkbook
TINA.org pulls back the covers on this company’s Made in USA marketing.
Brand partnerships worthy of a big “doom!”
Derek Kravitz, Consumer Reports
Here were some of the worst ads TINA.org investigated this year.