From Heat Officers to Mobilization Directors, Specialists Help Cities With Climate Change June 2, 2021 By Ned Parker Tucson hired a forester. Miami named a heat officer. And Los Angeles appointed a climate emergency mobilization director. Across the...
Businesses Sue MLB for Moving All-Star Game to Protest Georgia Voting Law June 1, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel A conservative group representing small businesses has sued Major League Baseball and its players’ union over the decision to move...
Tesla Loses Top Safety Rankings From IIHS, Consumer Reports June 1, 2021 By Tom Krisher Two key groups that offer automobile safety ratings are yanking their top endorsements from some Tesla vehicles because the company...
Judge OKs Class Action Status for Suit by Women Employees Suing Google June 1, 2021 By Joel Rosenblat Alphabet Inc.’s Google failed to persuade a judge to block class-action status for a gender-pay disparity lawsuit brought on behalf...
Supreme Court Denies Johnson & Johnson Appeal of $2B Talc Products Verdict June 1, 2021 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear Johnson & Johnson’s bid to overturn a $2.12 billion damages award...
Biden Backs States Against Manufacturers Over Prescription Drug Imports From Canada June 1, 2021 By Bobby Caina Calvan The Biden administration is urging a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit that could stand in the way of states...
Workers’ Comp Insurer SUNZ Expands into 13 Additional States June 1, 2021 Florida-based SUNZ Insurance Co. is now licensed to write workers’ compensation policies in 13 additional states: Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Nevada,...
U.S. Updates Guidance on COVID Vaccine Mandates, Incentives, Privacy in Workplace June 1, 2021 Federal employment laws do not prevent an employer from requiring all employees physically entering the workplace to be vaccinated for...
Inspector General Finds Trump EPA Officials Improperly Influenced Dicamba Approval May 28, 2021 By Jim Salter Environmental Protection Agency officials improperly influenced a decision to re-approve use of dicamba, a herbicide blamed for crop damage in...
Attorney Dershowitz Files $80 Million Defamation Suit Against Netflix May 28, 2021 Attorney and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz is suing Netflix for $80 million over his portrayal in the streaming service’s...