A Miami construction company owner has been charged with theft and workers’ compensation fraud after he allegedly underreported his firm’s payroll by almost $1 million, a deception that defrauded NorGuard Insurance of more than $100,000 in premiums. Israel Carballo, head …
Wabash National Corp., a nationwide producer of semi-trailers and other commercial trucking equipment and headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana, will pay $50,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), …
Microsoft Corp. said it was making progress in efforts to restore access to its flagship software and end an outage that has paralyzed government offices, traders and businesses globally.
Texas Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson vowed to take a close look at any potential merger between Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Tesla Inc., warning of the perils of corporate concentration as the state’s two most valuable companies weigh …
The driver of a minivan that crashed outside a Los Angeles metro station, killing three women and critically injuring two more, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and three counts of murder, police said. Authorities said the …
Kirsten Davies, the Pentagon’s chief information officer, said the potential significance for the U.S. of the recent supermarket freezer hacks in Europe dawned on her abruptly when she first read about them. “Holy cow! What else uses refrigeration?” she recalled …
For years, portions of the construction and restoration industries have encouraged a troubling expectation among homeowners: when a roof ages or major repairs become necessary, wait for the next storm or disaster and let insurance pay for it. Insurance is …
Property insurers are prohibited from canceling or declining to renew coverage for 50,000 residential policyholders in Tuolumne, Stanislaus and Calaveras counties for one year following the Dove Fire. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued the moratorium following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s …
At least eight people have died and more than 17 including seven children and one firefighter have been injured in a building collapse in Brooklyn. The New York Fire Department (FDNY) responded within one minute to a 4:01 p.m. call …
In October, Shell Plc held a “DE&I in Action and World Mental Health” day, focused on inclusion and mental wellbeing. Staff in the U.S. and elsewhere were encouraged to reflect on their experiences at work, to “practice care, courage and …