The coronavirus pandemic has taken its toll, particularly on younger employees. Gen Z employees – those born starting in 1995 – were three times more likely than all other employees since the pandemic started to have sought professional help for …
A large fire believed to be ignited by a falling power line burned Wednesday at a Dallas-area factory that makes trash bags and other plastics, authorities said. There were no reports of injuries from the massive blaze at the Poly-America …
Insurer QBE has named Harpreet Mann as head of Global Credit & Surety for its North America division. In this role, she will develop strategy for enhancing the this book of business in North America while building relationships with prospective …
Before the coronavirus hit Texas earlier this year, Eric Silverstein celebrated one year of opening his newest restaurant, Bar Peached, in Austin. But ever since the pandemic led to business shutdowns and the public’s fear of catching the virus, business …
A federal judge has upheld a $925 million damages award in a class-action case against a Michigan-based marketing company that a jury in Portland, Oregon, found had conducted unlawful telemarketing practices. ViSalus Inc. placed almost 2 million recorded robocalls to …
Thousands of people were under orders to evacuate in regions surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area on Aug. 19 as nearly 40 wildfires blazed across the state amid a blistering heat wave now in its second week. Smoke blanketed the …
Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is making data on programs related to weather conditions available to farmers. The Geographic Information System viewer allows the agency to take different types of data sets and turn them into easy-to-understand visuals …
Louisiana should start issuing checks for $300 in weekly federal coronavirus unemployment aid next week, but as many as 87,000 people receiving state unemployment may not be eligible for the federal assistance, Gov. John Bel Edwards has said. The state …
A California appeals court on Aug. 20 avoided a shutdown of ride-hailing services in the state by halting a lower court order that would have forced Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to treat their drivers as employees. The companies …
California residents who have been ordered to evacuate due to the hundreds of wildfires burning across the state my be able to recoup their evacuation costs from their insurance company, the California Department of Insurance says. Thousands of California residents …