Getting stuck at an airport because your flight was delayed or cancelled is a nightmare. Michael Schneider, CEO of Service, was with us to share how his app helps flyers recoup money on these flights.
While compensation for weather-related delays varies by airline and frequent flyer status, Service syncs with your inbox to find flight delays or cancellations from the last 12 months of travel. Schneider explained how the company files a claim on the user's behalf. The average user saves over $300 per year with Service, according to Schneider.
Service has over 100,000 users and is adding over 10,000 more each month. The app handle hundreds of claims per day on behalf of its users. Schneider explained that the company charges 30% of the value of what it returns to users.
About 780,000 pressure washers sold at retailers like Home Depot are being recalled across the U.S. and Canada, due to a projectile hazard that has resulted in fractures and other injuries among some consumers.
President Donald Trump has fired one of two Democratic members of the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to break a 2-2 tie ahead of the board considering the largest railroad merger ever proposed.
Ford is recalling more than 355,000 of its pickup trucks across the U.S. because of an instrument panel display failure that’s resulted in critical information, like warning lights and vehicle speed, not showing up on the dashboard.
The Rev. Al Sharpton is set to lead a protest march on Wall Street to urge corporate America to resist the Trump administration’s campaign to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The New York civil rights leader will join clergy, labor and community leaders Thursday in a demonstration through Manhattan’s Financial District that’s timed with the anniversary of the Civil Rights-era March on Washington in 1963. Sharpton called DEI the “civil rights fight of our generation." He and other Black leaders have called for boycotting American retailers that scaled backed policies and programs aimed at bolstering diversity and reducing discrimination in their ranks.
