Complaints of Hyundai-Kia Engine Fires Trigger Safety Probe December 28, 2021 By Tom Krisher U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia...
Businesses Can Expect to Spend $13.5 Billion on Repairs Due to Flooding in 2022 December 28, 2021 A new report estimates that U.S. businesses could spend about $13.5 billion in 2022 to repair or replace flood-damaged commercial...
Employers and Employees: How to Avoid a Burnout Crisis December 28, 2021 By Chris Taylor In a more typical time, burnout is an exception. In the era of COVID, it almost feels like the norm....
Study Finds Pandemic Lockdowns Only Work for a Limited Time December 28, 2021 As the world struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19, many countries grapple with the possibility of imposing more lockdown...
Workplace Fatalities Fell 10.7% During Pandemic in 2020 But Severe Illness Cases Rose December 27, 2021 During the pandemic, worker deaths decreased by 10.7% in 2020 compared to 2019, with 4,764 fatal workplace injuries, according to...
Hallmark Financial Cancels Plans for Specialty Insurance Spinoff and IPO December 27, 2021 By Susanne Sclafane Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. announced last Thursday that it will no longer actively pursue a previously announced separation of its...
Capital One Cyber Settlement to Cost $190 Million December 27, 2021 By Jenny Surane Capital One Financial Corp. agreed to pay $190 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that customers filed against the firm...
Did Builder Groups Block Insurance Industry Move to Require More Storm Shelters? December 27, 2021 A 2012 insurance industry proposal to make tornado shelters part of the building code for large commercial and residential buildings...
Supreme Court to Take Up COVID Mandate Jan. 7 December 27, 2021 By ALEXANDRA JAFFE The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Jan. 7 on whether the Biden administration can order workers at private companies...
Unions Say Meat Plants Relaxed COVID-19 Safety Measures After Outbreaks December 26, 2021 By Tom Polansek Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, last year assigned a team of dedicated employees to enforce social distancing and...