Companies doing business in Texas now face new and complicated challenges after Gov. Greg Abbott this week banned COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all entities in the state — including private businesses — for employees or customers. The ramifications for businesses …
Severe storms brought suspected tornadoes and baseball-sized hail to parts of Oklahoma, but there were no reports Monday of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system that hit Oklahoma late Sunday also brought heavy rain, lightning and wind to parts …
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, responding to what he called “bullying” by the Biden Administration, on Oct. 11 barred all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state by any entity, including private employers. Abbott’s move sets him up for a clash …
U.S. senators on Oct. 6 promoted a federal hurricane system’s performance in New Orleans during Hurricane Ida, but noted that other regions experienced devastation that is likely to worsen as climate change produces more intense and frequent storms. The U.S. …
Fuel shutoff valves outside the engine room might have stopped a fire that destroyed a shrimp boat after an explosion off Louisiana last year, federal investigators say. Other shrimpers saw the smoke and rescued all four people from the Master …
Federal equal employment officials say an Oklahoma-based inspection services company subjected black employee to a racially hostile work environment, then fired him for complaining. The lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleges American Piping Inspection Inc. …
Tesla will launch its own brand of auto insurance in Texas this week, founder Elon Musk said during a Oct. 7 shareholders call addressing the company’s headquarters relocation from Silicon Valley to Austin, Texas. In January the state insurance department …
A small number of employees of Louisiana’s largest health system are suing to block a requirement that they get the COVID-19 vaccine in order to keep their jobs. The lawsuits filed in Louisiana state district courts challenge Ochsner Health’s mandate …
Federal workplace officials say a Houston-based electrical supply company unlawfully fired employee one day before his scheduled cancer surgery. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says Spike Electric and Controls LLC will pay a former employee $85,000 to resolve …
An 18-year-old student opened fire during a fight at his Dallas-area high school on Oct. 6, injuring four people and then fleeing before being taken into custody hours later, authorities said. Timothy George Simpkins was taken into custody without incident …
