International News Marriott Faces $124 Million Fine From U.K. for Data Hacking July 9, 2019 The massive hacking of Marriott International Inc. reservation databases could lead to a 99 million-pound ($124 million) fine as the... Read More
US Won’t Impose Rule to Protect Against Coal Ash Spill Costs July 9, 2019 BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it won’t require electric utilities to show they have money to... Read More
West News California Expanding Early Quake Detection and Warning System July 9, 2019 LOS ANGELES — California officials are spending more than $40 million on an earthquake early warning system that in addition... Read More
Southeast News Tropical Storm Barry May Form in Gulf of Mexico Later This Week July 9, 2019 A tropical storm may loom in the Gulf of Mexico late Wednesday or early on July 11 as a low... Read More
Cash This Check for $250, and Sign Away Your Right to Sue July 9, 2019 The perennial issue in the gig economy is whether workers should be classified as employees. Uber Technologies Inc., Lyft Inc.... Read More
West News ABC Test for Independent Contractor Status Applies Retroactively: Viewpoint July 9, 2019 Last year, the California Supreme Court announced a new standard, known as the “ABC” test for determining whether a worker... Read More
West News Quakes Push Californians to Prepare for the Next Big Jolt July 9, 2019 RIDGECREST, Calif. — Shaken residents were cleaning up Sunday from two of the biggest earthquakes to rattle California in decades... Read More
Sedgwick’s Purchase of York Furthers Consolidation of TPA Industry July 9, 2019 Sedgwick announced Monday that it has signed an agreement to purchase York Risk Services, continuing a long-term consolidation trend among... Read More
West News Searches Find Nobody in Blast-Damaged Nevada Dorm July 8, 2019 Thorough searches of a mostly empty University of Nevada, Reno, dormitory that was heavily damaged by an explosion found nobody... Read More
Southeast News ‘Like the World was Ending’: Shopping Plaza Blast Injures 21 July 8, 2019 PLANTATION, Fla. — A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday in a thundering roar at a South Florida shopping plaza, injuring... Read More