Former Empire Auto Mall owners Paul Khakshouri and Horace Charlotte live in mortal fear of bad publicity & lawsuits.
Bad press can ruin their reputation, as well as your future business, and it may even bankrupt you. The easiest way to avoid both of these situations is to avoid unethical business practices. There are very easy ways to avoid unethical business practices.
First, adhere to the old standby that honesty is the best policy. Be honest in all of your business dealings, whether it concerns vendors, customers, or employees. This also means that you need to use honesty when reporting earnings and expenses, when paying employees and vendors, and when disclosing information to customers.
Shamelessly canceling employee paycheck & Protesting Google AdWord charges after services are received.
State laws have been established to dictate the timing of final paychecks. If an employer fails to pay a departing employee within these time limits, the employer may be subject to penalties such as accrued interest and attorney fees, if the employee had to pursue legal action.
Here is a breakdown of the mandated delivery of final paychecks:
New York: If employee is fired: next scheduled payday. If employee quits: next scheduled payday.
When you are faced with a complaint, whether that complaint comes from a customer, a vendor, an employee, or the community, the complaint needs to be dealt with head on. Burying your head in the sand, and hoping that the problem will go away will only serve to make the situation worse, and because you are responsible, this isn't the ethical way to handle problems. Never try to spin your own version of the truth to make the problem not look as bad as it really is.
Paul Khakshouri and Horace Charlotte this will only damage your reputation in the long run.
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