Maryland Report Says Many Workers Misclassified, Costing $59M in Comp Premiums February 24, 2025 Worker misclassification in Maryland is widespread, leaving thousands of workers without injury protection and depriving insurance companies of more than...
Florida AG Sues Target, Claiming DEI Initiatives Misled Investors February 24, 2025 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s new attorney general filed a federal court lawsuit against Target on Thursday, claiming the discount...
Georgia Tort Bill Advances After Kemp Makes Concession on Medical Costs February 24, 2025 By Charlotte Kramon and Jeff Amy Georgia senators voted 33-21 on Friday to support Gov. Brian Kemp’s top-priority legislation to limit lawsuits, but not before some...
Snowy Roads Lead to Hundreds of Crashes in Virginia, North Carolina February 24, 2025 By Ben Finley, Makiya Seminera and Sarah Brumfield NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Roads in Virginia and North Carolina remained treacherous Thursday as unusually heavy snow led to hundreds...
EU Plans to Walk Back Key Planks of Toughest ESG Legislation February 24, 2025 By Frances Schwartzkopff and John Ainger The European Commission is proposing a significant watering down of what was arguably its most consequential piece of ESG regulation....
COVID-Like Bat Virus Discovered by Researchers in Chinese Lab February 24, 2025 By Robert Langreth and John Lauerman Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells...
Bybit Hit by Crypto’s Worst Hack With Almost $1.5 Billion Stolen February 24, 2025 By Emily Nicolle, Muyao Shen and Olga Kharif Crypto exchange Bybit said it was hacked, resulting in what analysts estimate was the loss of almost $1.5 billion worth...
EEOC Seeks to Drop Transgender Discrimination Cases February 24, 2025 By Claire Savage and Alexandra Olson Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss...
Berkshire Hathaway Removes Diversity and Inclusion From Annual Report February 24, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday joined a growing list of American companies to publicly change their approach to discussing...
Florida OIR Wants More Data, Warns Insurers About Concurrent Causation Denials February 24, 2025 By William Rabb As consumer complaints have apparently mounted over unpaid hurricane losses, Florida’s top insurance regulator and some lawmakers are signaling new...