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Workplace Fatalities Fell 10.7% in 2020, While Severe Illness Cases Rose
Worker deaths decreased by 10.7 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, with 4,764 fatal workplace injuries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its annual report on workplace fatalities for ...
Businesses Can Expect to Spend $13.5B on Repairs Due to Flooding in 2022
A new report estimates that U.S. businesses could spend about $13.5 billion in 2022 to repair or replace flood-damaged commercial buildings. The same report finds that businesses could lose more than ...
Comma-tose: Coverage Case Hinged on Punctuation Question
Coverage disputes often hinge on the exact wording of an insurance policy. In a case in federal court in South Florida, the issue came down to not only the wording but the punctuation — namely, a ...
Pandemic Lockdowns Only Work for a Limited Time, Study Finds
As the world struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19, many countries grapple with the possibility of imposing more lockdown measures, like those widely used in the spring of 2020. But how well do ...
AT&T, Verizon CEOs Reject Request to Delay 5G Deployment
The chief executives of AT&T and Verizon Communications rejected a request to delay the planned Jan. 5 introduction of new 5G wireless service over aviation safety concerns but offered to ...
Look Ma, No Hands: Semi Logs 80-Mile Public Road Trip Without Human
A semitruck completed an 80-mile route in Arizona with no human on board and no human intervention during the trip using technology developed by TuSimple, the company said Wednesday. The San Diego ...
U.S. Airlines Request Delay in 5G Rollout, Citing Safety Issues
Airlines in the United States are asking the Federal Communications Commission to delay next week's scheduled rollout of new 5G wireless service near dozens of major airports, saying it could ...
NY Jury Finds Drugmaker Liable In Opioid Suit Filed by State AG
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd fueled opioid addiction in New York state, a jury found on Thursday, a setback for a company still facing thousands of other opioid-related lawsuits around the ...