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Ethan Brown Bashes Vegans at the Vegan Women Summit
Ethan Brown Bashes Vegans at the Vegan Women Summit

Inexplicably keynoting the recent Vegan Women Summit, Beyond Meat founder and CEO Ethan Brown sounded like a wounded child.

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Grifters, WomenMichele SimonMay 16, 2024
Vegan Celebrity Chef Matthew Kenny Exposed as a Fraud
Vegan Celebrity Chef Matthew Kenny Exposed as a Fraud

Investigations reveal racism and wage theft, among other illegal activity

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Workplace, Money, GriftersMichele SimonMay 14, 2024
Is the Vegan Women Summit Violating Labor Laws?
Is the Vegan Women Summit Violating Labor Laws?

"Volunteers" at a for-profit event may be "employees" owed wages

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Grifters, Women, WorkplaceMichele SimonMay 7, 2024
Why is Ethan Brown Keynoting the Vegan Women Summit?
Why is Ethan Brown Keynoting the Vegan Women Summit?

Latest example of white men failing up

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Grifters, Women, WorkplaceMichele SimonMay 6, 2024
10 Questions for Vegan Women Summit
10 Questions for Vegan Women Summit

What speakers and attendees should be asking

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Grifters, Women, WorkplaceMichele SimonApril 18, 2024
Taking Back the Vegan Movement from Grifters
Taking Back the Vegan Movement from Grifters

Don't let narcissistic con artists take over what activists started

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Women, Workplace, Plant-Washing, Money, GriftersMichele SimonApril 17, 2024
Myths About Employment Lawyers
Myths About Employment Lawyers

Don't let these excuses interfere with getting advice

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WorkplaceMichele SimonApril 9, 2024
Know Your Legal Rights Upon Termination
Know Your Legal Rights Upon Termination

If you've been terminated from your job, you have legal rights. This article provides essential tips and examples of what to look out for in severance agreements and how to protect yourself legally.

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Women, Workplace, NDAsMichele SimonApril 2, 2024
What Woman CEO Wears a Baseball Cap?
What Woman CEO Wears a Baseball Cap?

Double standards for men and women’s appearance

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Women, Workplace, MoneyMichele SimonMarch 26, 2024
Workplace Trauma Lawyer
Workplace Trauma Lawyer

Michele Simon is an employment lawyer specializing in helping victims of workplace trauma, abuse, and retaliation in California and nationally. Contact us for a consultation on your legal rights.

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Women, Workplace, NDAsMichele SimonFebruary 7, 2024
What to Look for in 2024
What to Look for in 2024

Certain signs are pointing to several trends to expect, none of which bode well for employees.

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Biotech, WorkplaceMichele SimonJanuary 25, 2024
2023: A Terrible Year for BS Peddlers

A look-back at the fall of biotech meat, effective altruism, and other cons

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Biotech, Plant-Washing, MoneyMichele SimonDecember 30, 2023
Did Upside Foods Deceive FDA to Gain Approval?
Did Upside Foods Deceive FDA to Gain Approval?

It’s been a rough few months for Upside Foods, as reporters are finally asking deeper questions about the BS technology of cell cultured meat.

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Biotech, Money, PolicyMichele SimonDecember 19, 2023
WTF is Going on at Eat Just?
WTF is Going on at Eat Just?

Wired exposes CEO Josh Tetrick's irresponsible spending and troubling mismanagement

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Biotech, Money, WorkplaceMichele SimonNovember 29, 2023
Miyoko's Creamery to Close Plant in California
Miyoko's Creamery to Close Plant in California

I have a few questions that I would love curious reporters to investigate

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Workplace, WomenMichele SimonNovember 20, 2023
Effective Altruism is No Excuse for Fraud
Effective Altruism is No Excuse for Fraud

I have been following the trial and verdict closely for how the media is picking up on the connections to EA and its highly questionable tenets.

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Biotech, WorkplaceMichele SimonNovember 14, 2023
"Effective Altruism is an Intellectual Scam"
"Effective Altruism is an Intellectual Scam"

This article challenges the philosophy of “effective altruism” and its role in major corporate scandals. We explore why 'doing good' can be an intellectual scam and a cover for unethical behaviour.

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Workplace, BiotechMichele SimonNovember 7, 2023
Effective Altruist Tortured by Excess at FTX
Effective Altruist Tortured by Excess at FTX

Effective altruism at FTX created an incubator of gaslighting and moral injury.

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Workplace, MoneyMichele SimonOctober 18, 2023
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