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California to Change Labor Law That Cost Businesses $10 Billion

California’s largest business and labor groups agreed to change a landmark law that has helped workers sue companies such as Walmart Inc., Uber Technologies Inc. and Google for workplace violations. The deal caps years of efforts by the state’s employers …

Report Says ‘Poor Maintenance’ Led to Deadly Crash of Helicopter in New Mexico

A loss of engine power due to poor maintenance caused a 2022 helicopter crash in New Mexico that claimed the lives of four Bernalillo County first responders as they were returning home from a firefighting mission, according to federal investigators. …

California Labor Commissioner Cites Amazon $6M for Violating Warehouse Quotas Law

Amazon failed to meet requirements of California’s Warehouse Quotas law at warehouses in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, according to the Labor Commissioner’s Office. The ofice cited Amazon.com Services LLC $5,901,700 for violations of the Warehouse Quotas law in two …

New Jersey Insurance Executive, Political Power Broker Charged With Racketeering

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is charging a well-known New Jersey insurance executive and long-time Democratic political influencer with leading a criminal enterprise in the state for the past dozen years. George E. Norcross III, executive chairman of …

Iowa Nurse Charged With Insurance Fraud

An Iowa woman was charged with one count of Insurance Fraud – Presenting False Information (Class D Felony), following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau. Amanda Manatt, age 35, of Marshalltown allegedly falsified patient records while working …

La Nina Weather 65% Likely to Develop in July-Sept: National Weather Service

There is a 65% chance of the La Nina weather pattern, characterized by cold temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, developing during July-September, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday. This shift from the current neutral phase between La Nina and …

Companies Downplaying DEI Executive Pay Goals

A growing number of America’s biggest companies are revising diversity metrics for executive pay, a possible sign that conservative-led attacks on DEI are weighing more heavily on corporate culture. A review of about 1,200 companies found that the proportion of …

AM Best Downgrades Credit Rating of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual

AM Best announced it has downgraded the Financial Strength Rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bbb” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent) of Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, based in Baton Rouge. The …

Houston Leaders Approve $1B Bond Deal to Cover Back Pay for Firefighters

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston leaders have agreed to a bond deal that could cost the city’s taxpayers more than $1 billion to cover years of back pay owed to firefighters. Firefighters in the nation’s fourth-largest city have worked without a …

Ex-Browns QB Sues Digital Media Company Over Firing for Sportsbook Bet

CLEVELAND (AP) — Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar has sued a digital media company over his firing as a pregame radio host for placing a bet on a sportsbook app when Ohio legalized gambling last year. According to court …

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