Credit Insurers Stopped Backing Toys ‘R’ Us a Year Ago March 19, 2018 By Richa Naidu, Tracy Rucinski and Melissa Fares When Toys ‘R’ Us secured a $3.1 billion bankruptcy loan in September, toy makers were reassured they would be paid...
Trump Administration, McDonald’s Rush to Avoid Employer Liability Trial March 18, 2018 By Josh Eidelson The National Labor Relations Board is ignoring its own guidelines and rushing to settle a major workplace action involving McDonald’s...
Rideshare Drivers Flocking to On-Demand Economy, Poll Shows March 16, 2018 By Don Jergler First there was the sharing economy, and then the gig economy. Now the buzz phrase to pay attention to may...
Experts Behind Product Liability Suit Against Monsanto Herbicide Don’t Impress Judge March 16, 2018 By Joel Rosenblatt A lawsuit claiming Monsanto Co.’s popular weed killer Roundup causes cancer was dealt a blow by a judge’s conclusions that...
Women Suing Uber Claiming Driver Sexual Misconduct Fight Arbitration March 16, 2018 By Peter Blumberg Women suing Uber Technologies Inc. over claims that it’s failed to protect thousands of passengers from sexual misconduct by drivers...
U.S. Says Russia Behind Years of ‘Multi-Stage’ Cyber Attacks on Energy Grid March 16, 2018 By Dustin Volz and Timothy Gardner The Trump administration on Thursday blamed the Russian government for a campaign of cyber attacks stretching back at least two...
House Approves School Safety Bill March 15, 2018 By Matthew Daly and Kevin Freking The House overwhelmingly approved a bill to improve school safety Wednesday, the first gun-related action by Congress since the shooting...
Federal Appeals Court Sides with Financial Firms, Voids Obama Fiduciary Rule March 15, 2018 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court on Thursday voided the U.S. Department of Labor’s “fiduciary rule,” which had been adopted in 2016...
Study Links Severe Winter Weather in Northeastern U.S. to Arctic Temps March 15, 2018 By Don Jergler The frequency of extreme winter weather in the U.S. is sensitive to Arctic temperatures, and that’s something those paying weather-related...
In 5 States, 20% or More of Drivers Have No Insurance; Countrywide Average Increases March 15, 2018 Nearly one in eight U.S. motorists is driving around uninsured and putting insured drivers at greater risk in the event...