California Suspends 1.4M Virus Unemployment Claims January 8, 2021 California has frozen 1.4 million unemployment claims as it battles fraud in its massive coronavirus unemployment relief program, it was...
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Suit Over Delaware Firefighter Deaths January 8, 2021 By Randall Chase A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against the city of Wilmington and several former city...
UK Fines MT Global $32 Million for Money Laundering Breaches January 8, 2021 Britain’s tax authority has slapped a record 23.8 million pound ($32.4 million) fine on MT Global Ltd, a private money...
Navarro Sworn in as 37th Commissioner of the Virginia State Corporation Commission January 8, 2021 Angela L. Navarro was sworn in January 5, 2021, as the 37th commissioner of the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC)....
Connecticut’s Signal Administration Appoints Kirk as Chief Financial Officer January 8, 2021 Signal Administration, a Wilton, Conn.-based provider of Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act benefits, has appointed Carole V. Kirk to...
Personal Auto Insurance Rates Fall Across the County: Value Penguin January 8, 2021 Auto insurance rates are falling across the country an average 1.7 percent, with drivers in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Arkansas and...
Earth Draws Closer to Climate Change Tipping Points After Another Year of Record Heat January 8, 2021 By Jonathan Tirone Another year of record-high heat punctuated a decade-long increase in global temperatures that has placed the Earth’s economies dangerously close...
Blast at Chinese Battery Recycler Draws Attention to Industry’s Supply Chain Risks January 8, 2021 By Annie Lee China’s biggest battery manufacturer has urged a focus on safety issues after an explosion at a recycling affiliate, which has...
Why Even Bezos-Buffett-Dimon Dream Team Couldn’t Fix Health Care: Viewpoint January 8, 2021 By Tara Lachapelle, Bloomberg Opinion and Tae Kim, Bloomberg Opinion It would be hard to think of a better team than the world’s richest man, one of its top bankers...
Biden’s Choice for Labor Secretary — Boston’s Mayor Walsh— Signals Pro-Worker Policy January 8, 2021 By Josh Eidelson, Jennifer Epstein and Benjamin Penn President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has named Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be labor secretary. If confirmed by...