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Nearly $9M Settlement Offered to Louisiana Nursing Home Residents Kept in Warehouse During Hurricane
Some of the elderly residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who were sent in 2021 to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse are being offered shares of a nearly $9 million ...
Target Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Pride Backlash, Judge Rules
Target has failed to persuade a judge in Florida to dismiss a lawsuit that accused the retailer of deceiving shareholders after its sales of LGBTQ-themed merchandise for Pride ...
New Employee Lawsuit Accuses Apple of Silencing Workers, Spying on Personal Devices
Apple has been accused in a new lawsuit of illegally monitoring its workers' personal devices and iCloud accounts while also barring them from discussing their pay and working conditions. The ...
Retail Workers Most Likely to Suffer Injuries First Year on the Job: Survey
As retailers scurry to high temporary workers for the holiday season, a new report indicates 38 percent of retail worker injuries happen within their first year on the job. With retailers expected to ...
Subsidence Highlights Dangers of Sinkholes, Abandoned Mines
Swaths of Pennsylvania and many other states are honeycombed with old, unstable mines that can cause the earth to suddenly give way and threaten people and property. That's what searchers in ...
U.S. Judge Rejects Boeing Plea Deal in Fatal 737 MAX Crashes Due to DEI Provision
A U.S. judge on Thursday rejected Boeing's agreement to plead guilty to fraud in the wake of two fatal 737 MAX crashes, faulting a diversity and inclusion provision in the deal. Boeing did not ...
GEICO to Add 500 New Jobs at New North Texas Hub
GEICO announced the addition of 500 new jobs in North Texas today. The expansion of its commercial operations at the Richardson office, designated as a main hub to serve the insurer's small business ...
October U.S. Labor Market Highlights: Hiring Slowed While Job Openings Rose
The number of job postings in the United States rebounded in October from a 3 1/2 year low in September, a sign that businesses are still seeking workers even though hiring has cooled. Openings rose ...