But North Carolina law caps penalties at $5,000 per inspection, offering retailers little incentive to fix the problem. “Sometimes it is cheaper to pay the fines,” said Chad Parker, who runs the agency’s weights-and-measures program.
This is the ultimate reason that issues like this continue to happen, across multiple businesses and industries. If it costs less to pay a fine than to comply, then these companies will continue this behavior. The “punishment” becomes another cost, one that’s most likely passed on to the customers that are being overcharged in the first place.
This is the ultimate reason that issues like this continue to happen, across multiple businesses and industries. If it costs less to pay a fine than to comply, then these companies will continue this behavior. The “punishment” becomes another cost, one that’s most likely passed on to the customers that are being overcharged in the first place.