Workers Turn Into Sleuths to Track Sicknesses Where Employers Keep Covid Data Secret July 22, 2020 By Joseph Pisani and Alexandra Olson Jana Jumpp spends eight hours a day updating a spreadsheet — not for work, but a recent hobby: figuring out...
Vegans’ Suit Over Impossible Burger Lacks Class Action Ingredients, Judge Rules July 22, 2020 A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Burger King of deceiving vegan, vegetarian and other customers into thinking it...
Former Comptroller Pleads Guilty to Stealing $259K from Louisiana Community College July 21, 2020 The former comptroller for a community college in Louisiana has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $250,00 from her employer....
Program Suspended After 40K Apply for COVID-19 Rent Help in Louisiana July 21, 2020 Louisiana has suspended an emergency rent assistance program to help with the economic slowdown caused by COVID-19 after more than...
Southwest Missouri School District Settles Retaliation Suit for $250K July 21, 2020 A southwest Missouri school district has settled a third lawsuit stemming from allegations involving its longtime former superintendent. The Springfield...
Indiana Court: Insurers Off the Hook for Covering NCAA Athlete Aid Suit July 21, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones An Indiana appeals court has sided with a group of insurers, saying they are not required to provide $25 million...
Crews Battle Central California Blaze as State Fire Danger Grows July 21, 2020 A wildfire in rural central California grew larger but firefighters also increased containment, authorities said. Low humidity and hot temperatures...
Los Angeles Mayor Concedes City Reopened Too Soon as Virus Surges July 21, 2020 Mayor Eric Garcetti has conceded that Los Angeles reopened too quickly and again warned that the city was “on the...
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Martin Joins Insurance Crime Bureau Team July 21, 2020 The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reports that Pat Martin has joined the association’s new general counsel. Martin is the...
One Killed, Three Hurt in Manhattan Scaffolding Collapse July 21, 2020 A worker repairing the facade of a Manhattan building was killed and three others were injured on Thursday in an...