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Group Health Plans Pick Up Tab for ‘Zero Cost’ Workers’ Compensation Claims: Study
Workers' compensation claims that result in no payment lead to millions of dollars in increased costs for employee group insurance plans, new research shows. Nationwide, so-called "zero-cost" ...
Congress Could Address ‘Fast Track’ Trade Authority in Early 2014
The Obama administration could secure "fast-track" trade promotion authority from Congress early next year, a leading lawmaker said on Tuesday, handing it the means to secure two big new trade deals. ...
Q&A: Liability Insurance and Admitting Wrongdoing in SEC Settlements
Earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reached a settlement with New York-based hedge fund adviser Philip A. Falcone and his advisory firm Harbinger Capital Partners. The ...
U.S. Extends Permits for Wind Farms That Accidentally Kill Eagles
The Obama administration on Friday extended the length of permits that allow wind farms and other operations to accidentally kill protected eagles to 30 years, drawing fire from wildlife ...
LA Sues Citi, Wells Fargo Over Discriminatory Mortgage Lending
The city of Los Angeles has filed a lawsuit against Citigroup and Wells Fargo, seeking damages for a loss in tax revenue due to discriminatory mortgage lending to the city's minority communities, a ...
Renewable Fuel Backers Try to Change EPA’s Mind
Supporters of the renewable fuels industry turned out en masse on last Thursday, desperate for the U.S. government to change course after last month announcing a plan to lower the amount of biofuels ...
SEC’s Gallagher Seeks Public Company Disclosure Reforms
A top U.S. securities regulator on Friday called for reforms to streamline the disclosures that public companies are required to file, saying he is concerned that some company filings may not ...BP ADS Investors Lose Bid for Class Status in Gulf Spill Case
A U.S. federal judge has refused to allow investors to proceed as a group in a lawsuit accusing BP Plc of fraud by misleading them—before and after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill— about the ...