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Despite Pandemic, 2020 U.S. Traffic Deaths Highest In 13 Years
Even though Americans drove less in 2020 due to the pandemic, early estimates of crash fatalities from the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released ...
EEOC Outlines Rules Around COVID Vaccine Mandates, Incentives in Workplace
Federal employment laws do not prevent an employer from requiring all employees physically entering the workplace to be vaccinated for COVID-19, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has ...
Plaintiffs Dig to Unearth Old ISO Documents to Back COVID BI Claims
Plaintiffs attorneys are looking deep into the weeds for evidence to support claims for business income lost because of COVID-19 public safety orders. Lawyers for footwear wholesaler Marc Fisher LLC ...
Employees Sue Texas Hospital Network to Halt Vaccine Mandate
A group of 117 healthcare workers at a Texas hospital filed a lawsuit in state court against their employer's mandate requiring all staff to get COVID-19 vaccinations, Washington Post reported on ...
Allstate to Buy Insurer SafeAuto to Merge Into National General
Allstate has agreed to acquire Ohio-based SafeAuto, which offers car insurance that meets the minimum legal requirements in 28 states. The acquisition will be through Allstate subsidiary National ...
Florida’s Latest Property Insurance Reform: Too Little, Too Late?
A bill passed by the Florida Legislature to address the state's property insurance crisis has created optimism among some stakeholders, while others say it will not reduce rates over the next 18 to ...
Businesses Sue Major League Baseball for Moving All-Star Game Over Voting Law
A conservative group representing small businesses has sued Major League Baseball and its players' union over the decision to move next month's All-Star Game out of Georgia in response to that ...
Liability Shield Doesn’t Belong in Trade Deals, Internet Coalition Warns Biden
A coalition of internet accountability groups is warning the Biden administration against including liability protections for tech companies in future trade agreements, saying that could hamstring ...