Discount store operator Dollar General has agreed to pay $12 million in penalty for alleged safety violations that led to blocked exits and fire extinguishers and unsafe storage, requiring the company to improve workplace safety in stores across the U.S. …
A federal judge in Texas said on Wednesday he would block the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing claims that Elon Musk’s SpaceX forced workers to sign illegal severance agreements, pending the outcome of the rocket maker’s challenge to the …
Nordea Bank could face an estimated maximum fine of almost $1 billion over alleged failures to stop money laundering if it loses its case with Denmark, according to some legal experts, an amount that would far exceed the lender’s own …
Citigroup Inc. will pay almost $136 million in fines to US bank regulators over issues related to data-quality management and risk controls. The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that its penalty was for Citi violating an enforcement action from 2020. The …
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has finalized a rule mandating that projects built using its funds not only take into account previous and current levels of local flood risk, but for the first time consider the future risk …
Insurers in the United States may take a hit of about $2.7 billion from damage caused by Hurricane Beryl, catastrophe modeling company Karen Clark & Co. said on Thursday. About 1.5 million customers remained without power in Texas on Wednesday, …
Microsoft has clinched a 20-million-euro ($21.7 million) deal to settle an antitrust complaint about its cloud computing licensing practices, averting an EU antitrust investigation and potential hefty fine. Cloud services organization CISPE, whose members include Amazon and a score of …
Hurricane Beryl ripped through the Caribbean last week, leaving small island governments rushing to find funds for the billions of dollars in damages. It was the type of situation that Stefano Capodagli is trying to prepare for at the Caribbean …
California’s attorney general said it reached a $50 million settlement with commodity traders Vitol and SK Energy Americas Inc. after it alleged the firms acted together to manipulate local gasoline markets. It’s the latest instance in which commodity traders have …
The US Federal Trade Commission is preparing a lawsuit against the three largest drug middlemen over their use of rebates for insulin and other drugs, according to a person familiar with the probe. The agency has been investigating whether the …