Cyber Criminals Nabbed $1.3B in Ransom Payments Over 2 Years: Report February 11, 2022 By Ilena Peng Criminals netted $1.3 billion in ransom payments from hacking victims in the past two years, reflecting a massive surge in...
Higher Fees Don’t Disqualify a Comp Treating Physician, Florida Appeals Court Finds February 11, 2022 A workers’ compensation judge may not disqualify a treating physician simply because the doctor’s prices exceed the Florida workers’ comp...
Man Found With Severed Arm Injured Himself, Maine Police Conclude February 11, 2022 A man discovered stumbling downtown in Lewiston with a severed arm is believed to have inflicted the injury himself, police...
Washington Businesses Fined After 250 Workers Contract Virus in Same Warehouse February 11, 2022 Three Washington businesses were fined after workers housed in Thurston County hotels and employed at a Lewis County distribution center...
Hospital Violated Maine’s Equal Pay Law, Judge Rules February 11, 2022 A federal judge has ruled that a Maine hospital violated the state’s equal pay law by paying a female psychologist...
Unlicensed California Agent Sentenced for $1.4M Insurance Fraud February 11, 2022 Unlicensed insurance agent Karyl Lynn Reed, 58, formerly of Cosa Mesa, California, was convicted last week on multiple felony counts...
Suit by 3 Students Alleges Harvard University Ignored Sexual Harassment February 11, 2022 By Mark Pratt Three Harvard University graduate students said in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Ivy League school for years ignored...
Inspector General Says Counterfeit Parts in Nuclear Plants Raise Safety Concerns February 11, 2022 By Timothy Gardner Many counterfeit parts have been discovered in U.S. nuclear plants, potentially increasing the risk of a safety failure, the inspector...
Suit Alleges Racial Discrimination, Harassment at One of Tesla’s California Factories February 10, 2022 The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has filed a lawsuit against Tesla Inc. alleging systematic racial discrimination and...
Journalists Settle Suit Over Mistreatment Covering Minnesota Protests February 10, 2022 The state of Minnesota has agreed to pay $825,000 and change several policies to settle a lawsuit brought by journalists...