McDonald’s, CEO Must Face Ex-Security Executive’s Race Bias Claims August 24, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Chicago on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing McDonald’s Corp. of pushing out a Black...
Mallinckrodt Second Bankruptcy Would Cut $1 Billion From Opioid Settlement August 24, 2023 Drugmaker Mallinckrodt said Wednesday it expects to file for a second bankruptcy in the coming days, after reaching a debt...
Dollar Tree Inc. Agrees to Improve Safety and Pay $1.35M in Fines: OSHA August 23, 2023 By Chad Hemenway Dollar Tree Inc. and subsidiary Family Dollar have entered an agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to...
IBM Sells Weather Business to Private Equity Firm Francisco Partners August 23, 2023 International Business Machines (IBM) has agreed to sell its weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed...
QBE North America CEO Leaving; Wood Named Interim August 23, 2023 QBE Insurance Group announced that Todd Jones, CEO of QBE North America, is leaving the organization at the end of...
Tile, Amazon Face Lawsuit From Stalking Victims Over Tracking Device Product August 23, 2023 By Chad Hemenway A tracking device called Tile may be effective in preventing its user from losing keys, a dog, or a purse,...
Small Businesses Give Record-High Ratings to Commercial Insurers: JD Power August 23, 2023 Small businesses across the U.S. are increasingly satisfied with the products and services they receive from their commercial insurance providers....
Lawsuit Says Gannett Discriminates Against White Workers to Meet Diversity Goals August 23, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner Gannett Co Inc., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, is facing a lawsuit claiming its efforts to diversify newsrooms led to...
Deepfake Imposter Scams Are Driving a New Wave of Fraud August 23, 2023 By Nabila Ahmed, Adam Haigh and Ellie Harmsworth Computer-generated children’s voices so realistic they fool their own parents. Masks created with photos from social media that can penetrate...
Activist Behind Affirmative Action Cases Sues Major Law Firms August 22, 2023 By Nate Raymond A group founded by the conservative activist who led the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the consideration of race...