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20 12, 2024

American Airlines Settles Race Discrimination Suit by Black Men Removed From Flight

By | December 20th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on American Airlines Settles Race Discrimination Suit by Black Men Removed From Flight

American Airlines has agreed to settle a race discrimination lawsuit by three Black men who were temporarily removed from a flight at the insistence of white flight attendants, according to a court filing on Thursday. The terms of the agreement …

21 01, 2025

LA Braces for Fire Risk From Bone-Dry Winds as Winter Rains Lag

By | January 21st, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on LA Braces for Fire Risk From Bone-Dry Winds as Winter Rains Lag

Dangerous winds and drought will create extreme fire risk across Southern California Tuesday, putting more than 11 million people in the path of conditions that would allow blazes to spread quickly as the region holds out hope for rain. Seasonal …

20 12, 2024

Amazon Agrees to Worker Safety Measures to Settle OSHA Probe

By | December 20th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Amazon Agrees to Worker Safety Measures to Settle OSHA Probe

Amazon.com will implement safety measures at all of its U.S. facilities to settle a federal agency’s claims that it failed to prevent workers from developing back problems and other ergonomic injuries, the agency said on Thursday. Amazon settled a series …

21 01, 2025

Tropolis Acquires 4 Agencies in Midwest

By | January 21st, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Tropolis Acquires 4 Agencies in Midwest

Tropolis, an insurance brokerage that provides property & casualty (P&C) and employee benefits solutions, announced it has completed the acquisitions of four Midwest insurance agencies. Terms of the private transactions were not disclosed. The four businesses are BDMH Enterprises, an …

20 12, 2024

Auto Insurer’s Online System Breach Tied to Unemployment Fraud

By | December 20th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Auto Insurer’s Online System Breach Tied to Unemployment Fraud

Noblr, a USAA Insurance subsidiary offering insurance through an online quoting application, will pay $500,000 following a data breach that New York officials say affected 80,000 people and led to fraudulent unemployment benefit claims. New York Attorney General Letitia James …

21 01, 2025

New Orleans Landscaper Ordered to Pay $319K in Back Wages

By | January 21st, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on New Orleans Landscaper Ordered to Pay $319K in Back Wages

TheU.S. Department of Labor has recovered $319,065 in back wages for 49 workers employed by a New Orleans landscaping company that misclassified them as independent contractors and, by doing so, denied them overtime pay. The department’s Wage and Hour Division …

20 12, 2024

People Moves: Augment Risk Tabs McElhiney to Lead New Captive Offering

By | December 20th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on People Moves: Augment Risk Tabs McElhiney to Lead New Captive Offering

Augment Risk, the reinsurance and risk capital solutions broker, announced the appointment of Steve McElhiney as partner of newly created captive and alternative risk transfer solutions offering. Based in Dallas, Steve will develop Augment Risk’s efforts in creating legacy solutions …

17 01, 2025

Maritime Sources Expect Houthis to Halt Red Sea Attacks After Gaza Deal

By | January 17th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Maritime Sources Expect Houthis to Halt Red Sea Attacks After Gaza Deal

Maritime security officials said on Thursday they were expecting Yemen’s Houthi militia to announce a halt in attacks on ships in the Red Sea, after a ceasefire deal in the war in Gaza between Israel and the militant group Hamas. …

20 12, 2024

Grubhub to Pay $25M in Deceptive Business Settlement With Illinois AG and FTC

By | December 20th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Grubhub to Pay $25M in Deceptive Business Settlement With Illinois AG and FTC

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Grubhub Inc., an online food ordering and delivery platform, will pay $25 million to settle a dispute over alleged deceptive business practices with the Illinois attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission, officials said Tuesday. Attorney …

17 01, 2025

Tanker Under US Sanctions Discharges Oil at Chinese Port: LSEG Data

By | January 17th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Tanker Under US Sanctions Discharges Oil at Chinese Port: LSEG Data

A tanker subject to the new U.S. sanctions is discharging Russian oil at a port operated by Shandong Port Group in east China, shipping data on LSEG Eikon showed on Thursday. The tanker is the first since last week’s sanctions …