Bipartisan COVID-19 Plan Helps Businesses, Unemployed; Splits State Aid, Liability Shield December 15, 2020 By Laura Litvan and Erik Wasson A bipartisan group of lawmakers released proposed Covid-19 relief legislation that may provide momentum for breaking a months-long impasse, by...
Suspected Russian Cyber Espionage Has U.S. Government, Businesses Scrambling December 15, 2020 By Joseph Menn, Raphael Satter and Jack Stubbs The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and thousands of businesses scrambled Monday to investigate and respond to a sweeping hacking...
Hagerty Names 2 to Top Roles to Drive Global Automotive Lifestyle Brand December 14, 2020 Hagerty, the specialty and classic auto insurance managing general agency, sees itself as more than an insurance provider. The company...
Trump EEOC Rule Aims to Slow Workplace Discrimination Lawsuits December 14, 2020 By Josh Eidelson and Paige Smith The leader of the U.S. workplace anti-discrimination agency is pursuing a policy shift that could slow litigation against companies long...
Flight Attendants Say United Airlines Quarantine Protocols Are Unsafe December 14, 2020 By Tracy Rucinski United Airlines is telling some flight attendants whose colleagues test positive for COVID-19 to keep flying and monitor for symptoms,...
Impact of Coronavirus on U.S. Economy Could Be $3-$5 Trillion Over 2 Years: USC Study December 14, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic could result in net losses from $3.2 trillion and up to $4.8 trillion in U.S. real gross...
Trump Administration Seeks Medical Privacy Changes December 14, 2020 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Urged on by hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease...
Insuring Cannabis Summit: Capacity, Vaping Among Issues in Industry Going Forward December 14, 2020 Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insuring...
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Goldman Stock Price Class Action December 14, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s appeal in a securities fraud case that...
Bipartisan COVID Relief Plan Expected to Put State Aid, Liability Shield in Separate Bill December 13, 2020 By Laura Litvan Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed developments on federal funding, including pandemic relief, during a roughly...