Nevada Gig Workers Should Get Stopped Benefits, Judge Rules July 22, 2020 By Ken Ritter A Nevada judge said the state unemployment office has to begin paying pandemic relief benefits to out-of-work gig and independent...
Magnitude 3.7 Earthquake Hits Southwest Utah July 22, 2020 A minor earthquake struck a remote corner of Utah early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The USGS reported that...
California Court Upholds Monsanto Cancer Verdict, Slashes Damages to $21.5M July 22, 2020 A California appeals court has upheld a groundbreaking verdict that Monsanto’s widely used weed killer caused cancer in a school...
Crews Battle Central California Blaze as State Fire Danger Grows July 21, 2020 A wildfire in rural central California grew larger but firefighters also increased containment, authorities said. Low humidity and hot temperatures...
Los Angeles Mayor Concedes City Reopened Too Soon as Virus Surges July 21, 2020 Mayor Eric Garcetti has conceded that Los Angeles reopened too quickly and again warned that the city was “on the...
California Court Denies Bayer Appeal of Roundup Verdict But Reduces Damages July 21, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel and Tina Bellon Bayer AG failed to persuade a California appeals court to overturn a verdict favoring a school groundskeeper who claimed its...
Dulich Added to California Workers’ Comp Ethics Advisory Committee July 21, 2020 California Division of Workers’ Compensation Administrative Director George Parisotto has appointed Jill A. Dulich to serve as a member of...
Aviation Firm Denies Negligence in Fatal Wyoming Glider Accident July 20, 2020 An aviation company disputes a claim it is responsible for the death of a glider passenger in response to a...
Harassment Lawsuit Against Wynn Resorts in Vegas Dismissed July 20, 2020 By Michelle L. Price A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by nine women who alleged they were sexually harassed by former casino...
Oakland Pay $32.7M to Settle Deadly Warehouse Fire Lawsuits July 20, 2020 Oakland will pay $32.7 million to settle lawsuits filed over a 2016 fire at an illegally converted warehouse dubbed the...