Female Customers Sue Lyft Alleging Sexual Assaults by Drivers August 13, 2019 By Robert Burnson Lyft Inc.’s image as the “woke” ride-hailing company faces a new challenge from a rash of lawsuits filed by women...
Earthquakes Rattle Parts of Oklahoma August 13, 2019 No damage has been reported following a series of earthquakes that rattled parts of Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says...
21% of U.S. Workers Over 40 Claim They Have Experienced Age Bias, Insurer Says August 13, 2019 Age discrimination affects more than one-fifth of U.S. workers over the age of 40, a particular number of which are...
AIG CEO Duperreault ‘Encouraged’ by Hardening Market, Plans Operational Overhaul August 13, 2019 By Mark Hollmer AIG President and CEO Brian Duperreault said that the evolving, hardening market is sustainable and dovetailing nicely with the insurer’s...
Setting Controlled Fires Underused in US West Despite Goals August 13, 2019 The practice of setting controlled blazes to lessen the impact of wildfires is not used in the American West as...
Rideshare Driver Suspected of Raping Passenger Near San Francisco August 13, 2019 Police have arrested a Lyft driver on suspicion of raping a female passenger in the San Francisco Bay Area. San...
Court in California Rules NCAA Athletes Are Not Employees August 13, 2019 By Christopher Yasiejko and Eben Novy-Williams A former linebacker for the University of Southern California wasn’t an employee of the National Collegiate Athletic Association or the...
Genworth to Sell Stake in Canada Mortgage Unit to Push China Deal August 13, 2019 By Divya Balji, Katherine Chiglinsky and Doug Alexander Genworth Financial Inc. agreed to sell its Canadian unit to Brookfield Business Partners LP for C$2.4 billion ($1.8 billion) as...
More Ride-Hailing Requirements Become Law in North Carolina August 13, 2019 North Carolina has a new law focused on ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft that supporters contend will improve safety...
Rhode Island Worker Sues City Over Alleged Whistleblower Retaliation August 13, 2019 A Providence, Rhode Island, city employee who says she was compelled to resign from her previous position after years of...