Archive for September 2021
Amazon Settles With Employees Allegedly Fired For Criticizing Working Conditions
Amazon.com Inc and the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Wednesday the company had reached a settlement with two former employees who alleged they were fired last year for criticizing the working conditions at the e-commerce giant’s warehouses. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAll Workers Safe After Rescue Out of Mine in Canada
SUDBURY, Ontario (AP) — The last four miners trapped deep below the surface in the Totten Mine climbed to safety early Wednesday, the company that owns the mine near Sudbury, Ontario, said. Vale said the 39 workers trapped by an … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePrince Andrew Acknowledges he Faces US Sex Assault Lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Andrew has acknowledged through his lawyer that he has been served with a lawsuit by a U.S. woman who says he sexually assaulted her, clearing a hurdle that had stalled legal proceedings for several weeks. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFirm to Pay $2.6M, Stop Making False Timeshare Claims
SEATTLE (AP) — A “timeshare exit” firm accused by the Washington state Attorney General’s Office of misleading customers must refund some of its former clients. The terms of a consent decree filed Tuesday in King County Superior Court say Reed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlooding Threat Hangs Over Thai Capital Bangkok
BANGKOK (AP) — Bangkok and other areas of central Thailand received new warnings of possible major flooding, even as disaster relief authorities said Wednesday the threat had eased in 13 of 30 provinces elsewhere that were lashed by seasonal monsoon … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLava From La Palma Eruption Finally Reaches the Atlantic
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — A bright red river of lava from the volcano on Spain’s La Palma island finally tumbled over a cliff and into the Atlantic Ocean, setting off huge plumes of steam and possibly … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGlobal Supply Disruptions Could Still Get Worse, Central Bankers Warn
FRANKFURT –Supply constraints thwarting global economic growth could still get worse, keeping inflation elevated longer, even if the current spike in prices is still likely to remain temporary, the world’s top central bankers warned on Wednesday. The disruptions to the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNCCI: Workers’ Comp Reserve Redundancy Reaches $14 Billion
Workers’ compensation insurers continue to stow away more money than necessary in reserves, even as reported loss ratios continue to climb, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. Coincidentally, also on Wednesday, A.M. Best … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIn Rural Montana, its All-Hands-on-Deck After Derailment
CHESTER, Mont. (AP) — Trevor Fossen was running late for a wedding Saturday afternoon when he turned onto a dusty, gravel road in rural Montana as a westbound train approached the crossing in front of him. The train never made … Source: Claims Journal
Read More2 Women Sue New Hampshire Over Youth Detention Center Abuse
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Two new lawsuits alleging abuse by New Hampshire youth detention center workers are the first from female accusers. The lawsuits filed Monday by Corrine Murphy and Natasha Maunsell are the latest in what is expected to … Source: Claims Journal
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