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Lawsuit Claims Meta Used AI to Target Workers with Medical Conditions for Layoffs
Twenty-six former employees of Meta Platforms have filed a lawsuit against the tech company, accusing it of using AI-powered software that disproportionately targeted people with disabilities or who ...
Keystone Pipeline Operator Agrees to Pay $26.9M Penalty Over Kansas Oil Spill
A proposed legal settlement with the U.S. government would require the Keystone Pipeline system's operator to pay a $26.9 million civil penalty over a major oil spill in Kansas in December 2022 and ...
Farmers Making It Easier for Consumers to Understand Insurance
Farmers Insurance has launched a new initiative designed to make insurance easier to understand and more transparent for consumers. Farmers said the enterprise-wide effort reflects its continuing ...
California Insurance Commissioner OKs Upping Workers Comp Pure Premium 10.4%
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara approved workers compensation advisory pure premium rates that average 10.4% higher than last year. The Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of ...
Study Finds Long-Term Substance Use Among Workers Rising
Nearly one in five workers in the general U.S. workforce, 19.1%, tested positive for drug use based on hair specimen analysis collected in 2025, an increase of nearly 46% compared to 13.1% in 2021, ...
Strait of Hormuz Traffic Slows as Iran Strikes Raise Safety Risk
The number of tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell in the past day to the lowest level in two months, shipping data showed on Monday, as renewed strikes between the U.S. and Iran and attacks ...
What to Know About the Widespread Cyclospora Outbreak
Scores of people in the United States have been sickened by a parasite commonly linked to contaminated fresh produce that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea. But there are ways to protect yourself ...
Soft P/C Market May Be Shallower Than Previous Cycles: Swiss Re
Global insurance premium growth is expected to slow sharply this year due to geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain disruption and continued inflation, according to Swiss Re Institute's latest sigma ...