Connecticut High Court Nixes Workers’ Comp for Firefighter With Heart Condition July 17, 2023 A firefighter must be shown to have worked 20 or more hours a week to be eligible for workers’ compensation...
Wisconsin School District to Pay $450K to Settle Equal Pay Lawsuit July 17, 2023 Verona Area School District in Madison, Wisconsin will pay $450,000, raise salaries, and furnish other relief to settle a pay...
Illinois Pizza Manufacturer Fined $2.8M After Worker’s Death July 17, 2023 The operator of a specialty frozen pizza manufacturing plant in Illinois could have prevented the death of a 29-year-old sanitation...
Fire Kills Almost Every Animal at Florida Wildlife Center July 14, 2023 An early morning fire on Thursday killed nearly all the animals at a wildlife center in Florida, officials said. News...
Heavy Rainfall Floods Homes, Businesses in East Mississippi, West Alabama July 14, 2023 Extreme rainfall flooded roads and property in east-central Mississippi Thursday, leading authorities to rescue three people from vehicles and homes....
New Air Bag Death Prompts ‘Do Not Drive’ Warning for 2003 Dodge Ram Pickups July 14, 2023 By David Shepardson Chrysler-parent Stellantis has warned 29,000 owners of 2003 Dodge Ram pickups to immediately stop driving pending repairs after one person...
Heat Wave Baking Southwest Brings Triple Digit Temperatures and Fire Risk to California July 14, 2023 After a historically wet winter and a cloudy spring, California`s summer was in full swing Thursday as a heat wave...
Florida Sinkhole That Swallowed Sleeping Man Reopens, This Time Harmlessly July 14, 2023 A Florida sinkhole that in 2013 fatally swallowed a man sleeping in his own house has reopened for a third...
Update: WHO Deems Aspartame Possible Carcinogen; Consumption Limits Unchanged July 14, 2023 By Jennifer Rigby The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at already-agreed levels, two groups linked to...
Microsoft Under Fire After Hacks of State and Commerce Departments July 14, 2023 By Raphael Satter In late June, one of cybersecurity expert Steven Adair’s clients got an alert from Microsoft: one of the client’s employees...