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Legal Clashes Await U.S. Companies Covering Workers’ Abortion Costs
Jun 27 2022 // A growing number of large U.S. companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their home states to get abortions, but these new policies could expose businesses to lawsuits and even potential...
US Supreme Court Declines to Review Minnesota Ruling on Marijuana Use in Workers’ Comp
Jun 27 2022 // The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a pair of decisions by the Minnesota Supreme Court that held employers cannot be required to reimburse workers for marijuana used to treat on-the-job injuries because the...
New Research Reveals U.S. Gas Pipeline Leaks Have Not Improved
Jun 23 2022 // Over 2,600 hazardous gas pipeline leaks in the United States caused more than $4 billion in damages and emergency services, killed 122 people, and released 26.6 billion cubic feet of fuel as methane or carbon dioxide,...
Russian Hackers Also Focused on US and NATO Since Invasion
Jun 23 2022 // Russia is expanding its espionage and influence operations against Ukraine and its allies, including malicious cyber activity that requires a coordinated, robust response, Microsoft Corp said in a report published...
Corporate America Looks for Leeway on U.S. Climate Disclosures
Jun 22 2022 // Business associations for top U.S.-listed companies have pushed back against a landmark proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make corporate America disclose a range of greenhouse gas emission...
U.S. Solar Developers to Spend $6 Billion to Boost Domestic Supply Chain
Jun 22 2022 // A group of U.S. solar energy project developers on Tuesday said they would jointly spend about $6 billion to support expansion of the domestic solar panel supply chain. The U.S. Solar Buyer Consortium, which includes...
EU Balks at U.S. Plan to Use Insurance to Cap Russian Oil Prices
Jun 22 2022 // European officials are skeptical of a U.S. push to set a price cap on Russian oil by potentially easing an EU ban on insurance for the transportation of crude and petroleum products from Russia, according to people...
Bayer Rejected by US Supreme Court in Bid to End Roundup Suits
Jun 21 2022 // The US Supreme Court rejected a multibillion-dollar appeal from Bayer AG, refusing to shield the company from potentially tens of thousands of claims that its top-selling Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. The justices,...
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear COVID Business Interruption Case
Jun 20 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court decided on June 6 that it will not hear an appeal of a decision that denied coverage for losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders, effectively closing the last door for such claims in the federal...
Intact Acquires Illinois-Based Tokio Marine Highlands US Construction Division
Jun 17 2022 // Tokio Marine Kiln reached an agreement with Intact Insurance Group USA LLC for the sale of Tokio Marine Highland’s (TMH) US construction division. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is...
Porsche to Pay $80 Million to Resolve Fuel Economy Claims on U.S. Vehicles
Jun 17 2022 // Volkswagen AG and its Porsche AG unit have agreed to a class-action settlement worth at least $80 million to resolve claims it skewed emissions and fuel economy data on 500,000 Porsche vehicles in the United States, court...
China’s Zero-COVID Policies Prompt U.S. Firms in Shanghai to Cut Forecasts: Survey
Jun 15 2022 // SHANGHAI – Over 90% of U.S. multinational firms surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Shanghai have cut their annual revenue projections in the wake of the city’s grueling two-month lockdown, the...
Insurers Increasingly Concerned for Western U.S. Wildfire Season
Jun 14 2022 // As Western wildfires force evacuations in Arizona and California – on the heels of an early and severe wildfire season in New Mexico – insurers are increasingly eyeing the growing risks. “Insurers are very much...
Deutsche Bank Investors Can Sue in U.S. Over Epstein, Russian Oligarch Ties
Jun 14 2022 // A U.S. judge on Monday said shareholders can sue Deutsche Bank for allegedly hiding shortfalls in its internal controls while doing business with risky, ultra-rich clients like the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian...
Binance U.S. Exchange Sued by Crypto Investor Over Stablecoin Collapse
Jun 14 2022 // Binance U.S. and its CEO were sued on Monday by a U.S. investor who alleges the cryptocurrency exchange falsely marketed Terra USD as a safe asset ahead of the so-called stablecoin’s collapse in value last...
U.S. Agency Upgrades Tesla Autopilot Safety Probe, Step Before Possible Recall
Jun 10 2022 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday said it was upgrading its probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles with its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot, a required step before it could seek...
Another Analysis Calls out Potential for Severe Wildfire Season in U.S. West
Jun 9 2022 // As the U.S. West heads into the hot, dry summer months, a growing number of indications point to a potentially bad wildfire season. In the past two months, two analyses have emerged from fire weather experts using words...
Concerned Scientists: Climate Ties U.S. Wildfires and Water Together in Many Ways
Jun 9 2022 // A provider of predictive data and analytics for climate risk and resilience is partnering with global environmental organization The Nature Conservancy to protect sensitive natural areas and provide estimates of future...
Generali Asset Management Unit Eyes Investments With U.S. Credit, Renewables’ Focus
Jun 9 2022 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA’s asset management unit intends to buy investment firms specialized in U.S. credit markets and renewable energy, as the Italian insurance giant seeks to win outside money beyond its...
Cybersecurity Groups Push US to Boost Collaboration on Hacks
Jun 8 2022 // Business leaders and cybersecurity experts are pushing the Biden administration to step up efforts to quell big hacks against US companies. In a joint statement June 7, several of the groups said a public-private...
