He Saved the Chocolates But Lost His Workers’ Compensation Insurance January 1, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson An employee who was injured when rescuing chocolate candies from the heat in his employer-owned delivery truck is not due...
Arkansas Hospital to Pay $14K in Back Wages December 31, 2024 An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Methodist Family Health in Little Rock, Ark....
Power Company to Pay $61M Over Emissions Violations at Eastern Missouri Plant December 31, 2024 The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered an order on Dec. 17 requiring Ameren Missouri to...
Storm System Spawned 45 Reports of Tornadoes Across South December 31, 2024 By Makiya Seminera and Jamie Stengle Officials assessed the damage on Sunday after a strong storm system moved across the southern U.S. over the weekend, spawning...
Illinois Contractor Faces $266K in Fines for Endangering Workers December 31, 2024 Federal inspectors have again cited a Zion, Illinois contractor with an extensive history of endangering workers by exposing them to...
Korea Probes Airport Design as Crash Investigation Turns to Wall December 31, 2024 By Allyson Versprille and Heejin Kim South Korean authorities are investigating airport infrastructure at the site of the country’s worst civil air accident as questions grow...
Two Plane Crashes Lead to Deadliest Year in Skies Since 2018 December 31, 2024 By Angus Whitley, Jinshan Hong and Danny Lee Commercial aviation has suffered its deadliest year since 2018 after the Jeju Air Co. disaster in South Korea and last...
Another Hurricane Cost: Duke Energy Files to Recover $1B in Expenses from Storms December 31, 2024 Florida consumers, already fuming in recent years from higher property insurance premiums, repair costs and homeowner association fees, could soon...
Puerto Rico Power Outage Leaves Almost Entire Island in Dark December 31, 2024 By Jim Wyss Nearly all of Puerto Rico was without power Tuesday after a widespread failure in the fragile electricity grid triggered an...
Rhode Island Ransomware Attack Update: Some Stolen Data Posted to Dark Web December 31, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson As Rhode Island state officials feared would happen, hackers responsible for a ransomware attack on a popular state-administered benefits portal...