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Lawmakers Request McDonald’s Provide Update on Anti-Harassment Policy
Jul 26 2019 // Several dozen U.S. Representatives have sent a letter to McDonald’s Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook asking for a progress report on the company’s efforts to combat what workers say is sexual...
U.S. Appeals Court: Ohio Work Comp Solicitation Ban at Odds with Free Speech Law
Jul 25 2019 // In siding with a law firm in a case involving access to workers’ compensation claimant information and the use of that information for solicitation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has declared...
Madrid Court Rules Deliveroo Food-Delivery Couriers Are Employees, Not Freelancers
Jul 24 2019 // A Madrid court ruled on Tuesday that couriers for online food delivery group Deliveroo are company employees, not just freelancers, clearing the way for workers to demand a formal contract and corresponding...
Congress Passes Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund
Jul 24 2019 // The U.S. Senate voted to replenish a fund that provides lifelong medical help and other compensation for firefighters, police officers and other first responders affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, sending the...
Addressing Florida’s Rising Tide of Flood Exposures
Jul 24 2019 // In the past five years, all 50 states have experienced some type of flooding. Flooding has led to disasters throughout the decades, and this year, it is expected to become unprecedented yet again. Despite a long history of...
Big Cannabis Bills That Await California Lawmakers Include Banking and Hemp Products
Jul 23 2019 // Next month could be big for California’s cannabis industry. Among legislation introduced last session by state lawmakers was a bill to enable hemp-infused food and beverages to be legally sold by licensed marijuana...
More Funds Sought for Those Exposed to Radiation from Nuclear Weapons Test
Jul 23 2019 // A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be expanded under legislation that seeks to address fallout across the western United States, Guam and...
Equifax’s $700 Million Data Breach Settlement Criticized
Jul 23 2019 // Credit-reporting company Equifax Inc will pay up to $700 million to settle claims it broke the law during a massive 2017 data breach and to repay harmed consumers, in a landmark settlement that was nonetheless criticized...
Britain Reviews How to Improve Financial Services Regulation After Brexit
Jul 23 2019 // Britain has kicked off a review of how regulation of finance could be improved after Brexit, saying it would not tweak the existing set-up of watchdogs introduced in the aftermath of the financial crisis a decade ago. The...
Louisiana Judge: State Court Suit Over Playoff ‘No-Call’ Can Proceed Against NFL
Jul 22 2019 // A Louisiana judge has ruled that a damage lawsuit can continue against the NFL over the playoff “no-call” that helped the Los Angeles Rams beat the New Orleans Saints and advance to the Super Bowl. State Civil...
Utah Medical Marijuana Program Getting on Track, 8 Growers Picked
Jul 22 2019 // Utah chose eight companies to legally grow medical cannabis for the first time in the conservative state, though the decision to award a smaller number of licenses raised concerns among advocates about whether supply would...
Safety Rules Proposed After Child Dies in Grease Trap at New York Restaurant
Jul 22 2019 // The death of a 3-year-old boy in a restaurant’s underground grease collection tank has prompted two state lawmakers to draft new safety legislation. Police say the child fell through an unsecured plastic cover over a...
Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Police Can Be Sued Over Deadly Car Chases
Jul 22 2019 // The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that police can be sued for damages when their car chases lead to the death or injury of third parties. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the court’s 6-1 ruling last month...
Report: Florida Pill Mills Helped Fuel Opioid Crisis
Jul 22 2019 // Florida survives on tourism, but a decade ago thousands of visitors made frequent trips to the state not to visit its theme parks or beaches. Instead, they came for cheap and easy prescription painkillers sold at...
California Safety Board Oks Regulation to Protect Workers from Wildfire Smoke
Jul 19 2019 // The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has adopted an emergency regulation designed to protect workers from hazards associated with wildfire smoke. The regulation is expected to go into effect in...
Judge Permits Short-Term Health Plans in Blow to Obamacare Supporters
Jul 19 2019 // The Trump administration can expand the sale of short-term health insurance policies that don’t meet the standards of the Affordable Care Act, a federal judge ruled, advancing the government’s efforts to undo...
Nuclear Industry Looks to Save Money Under Reduced U.S. Safety Oversight
Jul 19 2019 // Fewer mock commando raids to test nuclear power plants’ defenses against terrorist attacks. Fewer, smaller government inspections for plant safety issues. Less notice to the public and to state governors when...
Regulatory Issues Causing Ping An-Backed Lufax to Exit P2P Lending: Reuters
Jul 19 2019 // Lufax, one of China’s largest online wealth management platforms that is backed by financial giant Ping An Insurance, plans to exit its once-core peer-to-peer lending (P2P) business, three sources with direct...
Judge Supports Reducing $2 Billion Damages in Bayer Roundup Glyphosate Case
Jul 19 2019 // Germany’s Bayer AG welcomed on Friday a call by a U.S. judge to cut a $2 billion damages award to a Californian couple by a jury which found that its glyphosate-based weed killer had caused their cancer. The company...
5 New Lawsuits Filed in Fatal Minneapolis School Explosion
Jul 18 2019 // Five new lawsuits have been filed more than two years after a natural gas explosion caused part of a Minneapolis school to collapse, killing two people and injuring nine others. The lawsuits say CenterPoint Energy and...
