July 31, 2017
A jury has awarded $4.5 million to a former employee who sued an Iowa hospital for age bias and retaliation. The Des Moines Register reports that the jury’s July 24 decision came after a 10-day trial of Grinnell Regional Medical …
July 31, 2017
Fraudulent bank accounts, bogus credit cards, compromised customer data and, now, unwanted car insurance. Wells Fargo & Co., it seems, just can’t stay out of trouble. News late last week that the lender may have charged more than 500,000 people …
July 31, 2017
Labor unions are urging a slowdown as lawmakers fast track legislation to allow self-driving vehicles on the road, a potential boon to some union jobs and an existential threat to others. The House Energy & Commerce committee last Thursday advanced …
July 31, 2017
Honda Motor Co said on Thursday that a Takata airbag inflator ruptured in car crash in Florida, in what could be the 19th death worldwide linked to faulty airbags recalled as part of the largest automotive safety campaign in history. …
July 31, 2017
Lightning struck seven homes in Florida, causing extensive damage to at least two of them during a severe thunderstorm. Niceville Fire Chief Tommy Mayville tells the News Herald firefighters were kept busy Thursday night as call after call for help …
July 31, 2017
A police officer told tennis star Venus Williams she likely caused a crash in Florida that fatally injured an elderly man last month but didn’t cite her, saying it appeared the actions of a third driver left her in a …
July 31, 2017
An estimated 10,000 tourists were ordered Thursday to evacuate an island on North Carolina’s Outer Banks after a construction company caused a power outage, leaving people stranded without air conditioning or places to eat. The Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative said …
July 31, 2017
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency Saturday for parts of northern West Virginia with flooding from heavy rains. Counties included in the Saturday morning declaration are Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel, Marion, Monongalia and Harrison. According to the …
July 31, 2017
Starr Companies has introduced an enhanced Directors & Officers policy, providing additional protection for directors, officers, trustees, governors, management committee members or board of managers members for decisions made within the scope of their designated roles. Often referred to as …
July 30, 2017
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said Sunday that “no decision’s been made” on whether to continue key Affordable Care Act subsidies to health-insurance companies, but that the administration’s job is “to follow the law of the land.” A …