Psychosocial Barriers Not Uncommon in Workers’ Comp Recoveries November 16, 2022 By Allen Laman Workers returning to work after an injury can face various obstacles depending on the nature of their injury and the...
Counting the Rising Cost of Climate Change With Top Most Costly Natural Disasters November 16, 2022 Climate change has raised the cost of natural disasters, as rising sea levels and drought increase the frequency and severity...
U.S. Charges Suspect Linked to Notorious Ransomware Gang November 16, 2022 By Eric Tucker A man who authorities say participated in a ransomware campaign that extracted tens of millions of dollars from victims has...
SEC Assessed Record Penalties in Fiscal 2022 November 15, 2022 By John McCrank The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission assessed a record $6.4 billion in fines and ill-gotten gains as it picked up...
FEMA’s Home Buyout Program Weighted in Bureaucracy, Lacks Equity: Cornell November 15, 2022 As climate change threatens residential areas, a longtime federal home buyout program – designed to eliminate risk to people and...
The Spectacular Fall of FTX: Considerations About Crypto Custody and Insurance November 15, 2022 By Jonathan Reid Reich The FTX crypto exchange (and more than 130 affiliates) filed for bankruptcy in Delaware. FTX was recently valued at $32...
Goldman Sachs Paid Over $12M to Bury Partner’s Claim of Sexist Culture November 15, 2022 By Sridhar Natarajan and Max Abelson Goldman Sachs Group Inc. paid out well over $12 million to a veteran executive who complained internally about a toxic...
People Moves: Coppola New CUO at QBE; FloodFlash Names N.A. CEO; Liberty Mutual Hires in Energy, Construction November 15, 2022 QBE North America Appoints Coppola Chief Underwriting Officer QBE North America has appointed Laura Coppola as chief underwriting officer. Coppola...
AI Algorithms, Strict Place-of-Work Rules Potential Trouble Spots for Employment Claims November 15, 2022 By Jim Sams SAN DIEGO — Technological innovations and changing work arrangements brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are among some of the...
Google to Pay About $400 Million to Settle Location-Tracking Lawsuit November 14, 2022 By Diane Bartz and Alexandra Alper Alphabet’s Google will pay $391.5 million to settle allegations by 40 states that the search and advertising giant illegally tracked...