College Board to Pay Penalty and Stop Monetizing New York Students’ Data February 14, 2024 College Board, which administers standard educational tests that are used as part of college admissions, has agreed to a $750,000...
Columbia University Sued by Jewish Student Over Campus Antisemitism February 14, 2024 By David Voreacos, Bloomberg Columbia University was sued by a Jewish graduate student who claims the campus experienced an “explosion” of antisemitism since the...
New York Attorney General Triples Size of Crypto Fraud Lawsuit to $3 Billion February 14, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel and Dietrich Knauth New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday expanded her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group and other cryptocurrency defendants, tripling...
Citing Immunity Law, Judge Tosses Body Parts Theft Claims Against Harvard February 13, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has dismissed negligence, infliction of emotional distress and other claims against Harvard and the operators...
OSHA Seeks $1M Penalty for New Jersey Contractor Added to ‘Severe Violator’ List February 13, 2024 The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a New Jersey contractor for again exposing workers to fall...
Bucks County Refused to Pay Ransom to Restore Systems After Cyberattack February 13, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Officials in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, said the government refused to negotiate with the hackers claiming responsibility for the cyberattack on...
Driver Gets 25 Years for Deaths in ‘Pop-Up’ Car Rally February 13, 2024 A driver charged in separate crashes that killed two people during a pop-up car rally in southern New Jersey has...
Teacher Who Held Mock Slave Auction in 4th Grade Class Settles Lawsuit for $75K February 13, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A New York teacher who staged a mock slavery auction of Black students in her fourth-grade classroom will pay $75,000...
People Moves: Starkweather & Shepley Names Chairman, CEO February 12, 2024 Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc., headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, named Andrew Fotopulos chairman and Peter Plumb chief executive...
Not Interviewing, Hiring Deaf Job Applicant Cost Distributor $1.6 Million February 12, 2024 A seven-person jury in Syracuse, New York, returned a $1.675 million verdict last week in a disability discrimination lawsuit filed...