TKO Construction Services, a Minnesota-based staffing company that provides temporary employees for commercial, residential, restoration, heavy industrial and energy construction companies, will pay $300,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment …
Minnesota Staffing Firm to Pay $300K for Discriminatory Hiring Practices Read More »
A blast of extreme cold is poised to descend on the central US this weekend before spreading to New York and the rest of the East Coast, testing power grids and threatening to break temperature records. Frigid conditions will sweep …
Extreme Cold From NY to Texas Threatens to Topple Records Read More »
A Farmington Hills, Michigan Little Caesars restaurant employed minors in violation of federal child labor regulations by assigning them to operating dangerous equipment such as dough mixers and ovens and allowing three 15-year-olds to work past 7 p.m. on school …
Michigan Little Caesars Franchisee to Pay $26K in Child Labor Violations Read More »
President Joe Biden on Thursday is set to issue an executive order aimed at strengthening the federal government’s cybersecurity and offering it more tools to punish digital attackers. The order in the final days of the Biden administration is meant …
White House Aims to Bolster Cybersecurity With Last-Minute Order Read More »
There has been some question about whether California’s insurer of last resort – the FAIR Plan – has enough cash on hand to pay for its share of wildfire claims. While cash is limited and reinsurance has a deductible that …
Will California’s FAIR Plan Have Enough Cash for Its Wildfire Claims? Read More »
I watched as the skies over my home in Los Angeles turned an apocalyptic orange on January 7, 2025, as wildfires raged across the state. Among the most devastating, the Palisades Fire consumed thousands of acres, leaving a wake of …
A Los Angeles Actuary on Lessons From the Palisades Fire Read More »
Litigation under the False Claims Act generated more than $2.9 billion in settlement and judgments the last fiscal year, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to data released Jan. 15, the Justice Department’s Civil Division said the government …
DOJ Reports $2.9B Recovered in False Claims Act Litigation Read More »
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Spirits giant Brown-Forman Corp. said Tuesday it’s reducing its global workforce by about 12% and closing its hometown barrel-making plant in Louisville. The cost-cutting moves come as American whiskey producers face stiff challenges from changing consumer …
Jack Daniel’s Parent Firm to Cut Workforce, Close Barrel Plant in Kentucky Read More »
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first full day as West Virginia’s chief executive Tuesday, including one enabling families to receive religious exemptions from required school vaccinations — a …
New West Virginia Governor Axes DEI and Enacts Vaccine Exemptions on Day One Read More »
The dry, dangerous winds that have kept fire-scarred Los Angeles on edge for days are finally forecast to end — but a lack of rain and another round of winds forecast next week has officials worried. “Things are starting to …
Fire-Ravaged LA to See Respite But Danger ‘Not Yet Passed’ Read More »
