Purdue Pharma to Plead Guilty Over Opioid Practices; Critics Balk at Terms October 21, 2020 By Mike Spector Purdue Pharma LP agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges over the handling of its addictive prescription opioid OxyContin, in...
Tennessee Governor to Extend Local Mask Executive Order October 21, 2020 Gov. Bill Lee intends to extend an executive order that allows the majority of Tennessee’s counties the option to require...
Study of Rare Cancer Cluster in North Carolina Town Inconclusive October 21, 2020 An investigation into a cluster of rare eye cancer cases in a North Carolina town has concluded without finding any...
121,000 Gallon Oil Spill Reported in North Dakota October 21, 2020 North Dakota regulators say an equipment failure at a well near Watford City led to the release of more than...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau Issuing $1.3B in Second Dividend for 2020 October 21, 2020 The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will be sending more than $1.3 billion to Ohio employers over the next week...
Greenhouse Gas Storage Project Planned for Louisiana October 21, 2020 A Louisiana company plans to create a deep underground repository to store up to 80 million tons of carbon gas...
More than 6,500 Still in Louisiana Shelters After Hurricanes October 21, 2020 More than 6,500 people are still in temporary shelters after back-to-back hurricanes hit Louisiana, according to the state, but some...
Omaha National Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage into Connecticut, Georgia October 21, 2020 Omaha National, a workers compensation insurance provider serving small and midsize employers, has expanded its coverage into Connecticut and Georgia....
1 Killed, Another Injured in Minnesota Construction Accident October 21, 2020 One person was killed and another critically injured Friday when a construction truck boom fell near Litchfield, Minn., according to...
Dell Sued in Dallas for Violation of Equal Pay Laws October 21, 2020 Texas-based Dell Inc. violated federal law by paying lesser wages to a female IT analyst than it paid to a...