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26 08, 2022

World’s Most Popular Password Manager Says It Was Hacked

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LastPass, a password manager used by more than 33 million people around the world, said a hacker recently stole source code and proprietary information after breaking into its systems. The company doesn’t believe any passwords were taken as part of …

26 08, 2022

World Insurance Acquires 2 Massachusetts Agencies: Tarpey and Rush-Kent

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Insurance broker World Insurance Associates acquired two Massachusetts agencies: Tarpey Insurance Group of Wakefield, and Rush-Kent Insurance Agency Inc. of Arlington, on August 1. Tarpey is a family-owned and operated insurance agency. James J. Tarpey took ownership of the agency …

26 08, 2022

Texas Barbecue Owner, Manager Indicted in $350,000 Workers’ Fraud Scheme

By | August 26th, 2022|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Texas Barbecue Owner, Manager Indicted in $350,000 Workers’ Fraud Scheme

The owner of an East Austin, Texas restaurant and her manager have been indicted and summoned to appear in Travis County District Court for their alleged role in a $350,000 workers’ compensation fraud scheme. Allison Clem, manager of la Barbecue, …

26 08, 2022

Michigan-Based Salvation Army Store Sued for Violating ADA

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Global charitable organization The Salvation Army violated federal law at its Ann Arbor, Michigan thrift store when it fired a cashier because of his mental and physical disa­bilities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed. …

26 08, 2022

Michigan Court: Changes to Auto Insurance Law Don’t Apply to Long-Term Victims

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Major changes in Michigan car insurance law do not apply to people who were severely injured before summer 2019, the state appeals court said Thursday, a victory for long-term victims of motor vehicle crashes and their care providers. In a …

26 08, 2022

North Dakota Recreational Marijuana Supporters Backed by Greater Resources

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The main group working to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota has more than a half-million dollars to press its case, far more than the mostly shoe-leather effort they relied on four years ago. Meanwhile, a major oil industry group …

26 08, 2022

Judge Cuts $500K Punitive Award Against Prison Guard to $5,000

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A federal judge has overturned a jury’s decision imposing $500,000 in punitive damages against a former Delaware prison guard accused of sexually assaulting an inmate during a pat-down. The jury found in December that former Department of Correction Sgt. William …

26 08, 2022

Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Settles 2 Lawsuits Alleging Sexual Assault

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Mario Batali has agreed to settle two Massachusetts lawsuits that accused the celebrity chef of sexual assault, attorneys for the women said on Wednesday. The decision to settle the cases comes more than two months after the former Food Network …

26 08, 2022

Hawaii Food Distributor Settling Racism Lawsuit

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A Hawaii food distribution company has agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a Black employee was subjected to racial slurs and racist references to slavery, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said. According to the lawsuit, a …

26 08, 2022

Cosmetics Maker Sephora Settles Customer Data Privacy Suit in California

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Sephora Inc., one of the world’s largest cosmetics retailers, has settled a lawsuit claiming that the company sold customer information without proper notice in violation of the California’s landmark consumer privacy law, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said. Sephora failed …