Archive for September 2025
Amazon Defeats Bias Suit by Black Worker Placed on Improvement Plan
Amazon.com won the dismissal on Tuesday of a lawsuit accusing the online retailer of discriminating against a Black former employee by reducing her duties and putting her on a performance improvement plan. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLengthy Government Shutdown to Impact Insurers, Says AM Best
Unless Congress reaches a compromise on funding by midnight, there will be no budget and the government will shut down—sending out waves of implications that will disrupt the insurance industry, according to AM Best. “The potential government shutdown coincides with … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFord’s CEO Sees Trump Policies Cutting US EV Market in Half
Ford Motor Co.’s leader warned of a bleak outlook for electric vehicles as President Donald Trump’s policies breathe new life into gas-powered cars. The elimination of a $7,500 consumer tax credit and softening of emissions rules will sharply curtail EV … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFEMA, Customs and Border Protection Staff Data Stolen in Breach
A hacker gained access to the FEMA’s computer networks for several months earlier this year and stole information about the agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees. Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreChinese Hackers Breach Foreign Ministers’ Email Servers
Suspected Chinese hackers have breached email servers of foreign ministers as part of a years-long effort targeting the communications of diplomats around the world, according to researchers at the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks Inc. Attackers accessed Microsoft Exchange email … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEmployers Expect to See More EPL Claims, New Survey Shows
Employers expect to see more employment-related claims within the next year, a new survey shows. QBE North America’s Employment Practices Liability Report, based on a survey of 200 legal and human resources professionals at organizations with annual revenues between $500 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCiti Worker Loses Employment Case Over Racist Comment Dismissal
A former Citigroup Inc. employee who allegedly said it was a “nightmare” to work with Indians during an job interview was dismissed lawfully, a London judge ruled throwing out all claims that she was discriminated against. Ann Watson, who worked … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCushioning the Blow: How One Phone Call Can Avert a Bad Faith Claim
Two adjusters issue identical coverage denials on the same day. One fires off a form letter filled with policy jargon. The other picks up the phone first. Six months later, the first adjuster faces a bad faith lawsuit, a blind-sided … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHanover Must Pay Rock Singer $2M in Case of Memphis Studio Arson, Court Says
Recording artist John Falls finally should see more than $2 million from a Hanover American insurance policy in the long-simmering case of an historic Memphis recording studio that was damaged in an arson fire and resulted in the studio owner … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTwo Senators Seek Probe of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Response to Rail Crossings
Two U.S. senators on Monday urged the country’s auto safety regulator to investigate reported failures of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system to detect and safely respond to railroad crossings, citing risks of “catastrophic” collisions. The Full Self-Driving system, according to Tesla’s … Source: Claims Journal
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