6.4 Million Have Signed Up for Obamacare Since Nov. 1, Says HHS December 22, 2016 By Toni Clarke Roughly 6.4 million consumers signed up for Obamacare insurance on Healthcare.gov from Nov. 1 to Dec. 19, indicating “clear demand...
Trump Taps Billionaire Icahn, Activist Investor and Dodd-Frank Critic, as Regulation Advisor December 22, 2016 By Emily Stephenson Billionaire Carl Icahn will advise Donald Trump on rescinding what the activist investor called “excessive regulation” on U.S. businesses, the...
Google Confidentiality Agreement Is Unlawful, Claims Employee in Lawsuit December 22, 2016 By Daniel Wiessner A Google Inc. product manager has sued the company, accusing it of unlawfully prohibiting employees from sharing concerns with coworkers,...
Record Number of Miners Being Diagnosed with Black Lung Disease December 21, 2016 New data show many more coal miners across Appalachia suffering from the most serious form of black lung disease than...
VW Claims Costs in U.S. for Emissions Scam Top $17 Billion with More to Come December 21, 2016 By David Shepardson Volkswagen AG has agreed to a $1 billion settlement to fix or buy back another 80,000 polluting diesel vehicles sold...
Twitter, Google, Facebook Sued by Orlando Shooting Victims’ Families December 21, 2016 By Brendan O'Brien The families of three men killed at Orlando’s Pulse gay nightclub have sued Twitter Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook...
XL Catlin Launches Active Assailant, Terrorism Threat Coverage December 21, 2016 XL Catlin’s has launched Active Assailant, Loss of Attraction and Threat (ALT) insurance coverage to respond to the impact of...
How Santa Shapes Up as Role Model for Health and Safety December 21, 2016 Despite his reputation as a model of good behavior, is it possible that Santa Claus is setting a bad example?...
Credit Suisse Facing $5-$7 Billion Penalty by U.S. for Toxic Mortgage Securities December 20, 2016 By Oliver Hirt, Karen Freifeld and Joshua Franklin The U.S. Department of Justice has asked Credit Suisse to pay between $5 billion and $7 billion to settle a...
Republicans Prepare Assault on Obama’s Final Regulations December 20, 2016 By Laura Litvan Republicans in Congress plan to deploy a powerful tool soon after Donald Trump is inaugurated to scuttle a host of...