The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into an agreement with McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc., one of the nation’s largest distributors of medical supplies, to resolve alleged systemic hiring discrimination against nearly 900 Black, Hispanic …
An automotive quality control company with locations in Michigan, Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee and South Carolina, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced. …
Three fairgoers have joined Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in suing the State Fair of Texas and the city of Dallas over the fair’s policy banning all firearms from its properties. Monday’s filing is the latest maneuver from Paxton in …
Trinidad Navarro will retain his role as Delaware insurance commissioner. Navarro, the state’s Democratic incumbent, defeated Republican nominee Ralph Taylor in Tuesday’s election. More than 95% of the vote was in at press time, and Navarro carried 58% of the …
Florida’s state-created Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the largest insurer in the state, suspended binding on policies, statewide, as yet another hurricane approaches from the Carribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. The suspension was lifted by Thursday morning. Update: Citizens Resumes …
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi’s capital said a man died Monday when he was trying to repair a dump truck and asphalt poured onto him. Darrell Sheriff, 41, was underneath the truck working on a hydraulic line when …
A constitutional amendment that would have legalized recreational marijuana in Florida won a majority of votes Tuesday but fell short of the required 60% needed to pass. The vote snuffs out what was expected to be a rush to set …
Chaucer has launched a new nuclear insurance policy that provides nuclear power plants (NPP) with insurance cover for cyberattacks. Called CyNuC, the malicious act cyber insurance policy was developed specifically by Chaucer’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1176 in conjunction with the insurer’s …
Donald Trump’s return to the White House after winning the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election may reshape American business. Much depends on whom he appoints as deputies and cabinet members, including the role of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and what …
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey was elected to a third term, gaining 52% of the vote to Democratic opponent Natasha Marcus’ 48%. News reports and the Associated Press indicated that, by early Wednesday, Causey had picked up almost 2.9 …
