Walmart Reaches Settlement in Shareholder Lawsuits Over Handling of Opioids October 21, 2024 By Anne D'Innocenzio Walmart said Friday it has reached a proposed settlement pact related to three lawsuits filed by shareholders on behalf of...
Baltimore Port Closure Sends Companies Scrambling to Reroute Cargo April 1, 2024 By Tom Krisher, Paul Wiseman, David McHugh and Anne D'Innocenzio The stunning collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is diverting shipping and trucking around one of the busiest ports...
As DEI Comes Under Legal Attack, Companies Alter Their Programs January 17, 2024 By Alexandra Olson, Haleluya Hadero and Anne D'Innocenzio Sophia Danner-Okotie’s has ambitious plans for her Nigerian-inspired clothing line but a sense of dread has punctured her optimism as...
Companies Grapple With the Fallout of Speaking Up About the Israel-Hamas War October 23, 2023 By Alexandra Olson, Anne D'Innocenzio and Haleluya Hadero Starbucks accused a union representing thousands of its baristas of damaging the brand and endangering co-workers with a pro-Palestinian tweet....
Walmart Shooting Raises Need for Violence Prevention at Work November 28, 2022 By Alexandra Olson and Anne D'Innocenzio The mass shooting Wednesday at a Walmart in Virginia was only the latest example of a workplace shooting perpetrated by...
Stay Home or Go to Work Sick? Omicron Poses a Conundrum. January 11, 2022 By Dee-Ann Durbin and Anne D'Innocenzio As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid...
Relaxed Mask Rules Make Some Retail Workers Nervous May 24, 2021 By Joseph Pisani, Alexandra Olson and Anne D'Innocenzio An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at some retail and grocery stores reeling as they try to...
As States Ease Mask Rules, Essential Workers Worry About Safety and Jobs March 10, 2021 By Leah Willingham, Anne D'Innocenzio and Michael Liedtke Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he...
Pullback by Wary Credit Insurers Leaves Suppliers, Retailers in Bind September 8, 2020 By Anne D'Innocenzio Gold Medal International is sitting on millions of dollars worth of socks at its North Carolina warehouse that it can’t...
Feds Charge 11 in Biggest-Ever Identity Theft Case September 1, 2008 By Anne D'Innocenzio Authorities in Boston have cracked what is believed to be the largest federal hacking and identity theft case ever, involving...