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Safety Agency Probing Jeep SUVs, Pickup Fires After Engines Turned Off
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks even with the ignition turned off. The probe covers more than 781,000 Jeep ...
Survey: Salary Budgets Grow at Record Pace
Base salary budget increases for 2025 are projected to continue close to the fastest pace in two decades, according to a new report from The Conference Board that surveyed 300 compensation leaders on ...
Hurricane-Damaged Louisiana Skyscraper Is Finally Imploded, Highlighting Recovery Delays
An abandoned, 22-story building in Lake Charles, La. — once an icon in the city that became a symbol of destruction from hurricanes Laura and Delta — was imploded Saturday after sitting vacant ...
NICB, CPB Partner to Stop Export of Stolen Vehicles
With new vehicle theft trends emerging, including the rise of stolen vehicles being exported out of the United States, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), a not-for-profit organization aimed ...New York State Law Mandates Panic Buttons for Large Retailers
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a new law requiring retailers to boost safety protections for store workers, including requiring major chains to add panic buttons in all New York ...
No Enforcement of Business-Created California Gig Worker Law
Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one is actually ensuring they are provided, according to state ...
U.S. Workforce Is Seen Expanding Just 0.4% a Year in Coming Decade
The U.S. labor market is expected to grow by 0.4 percent a year through 2033, less than one-third of the pace in the preceding decade, according to new Bureau of Labor ...
Reconstruction Costs Continue to Rise, Verisk Report Shows
Between July 2023 and July 2024, total reconstruction costs in the United States, including materials and retail labor, increased by 5.2 percent, according to a recent report by Verisk. This is a ...