International News World Economy Working From Home Gets a Glimpse of the Virtual Future April 15, 2020 By Enda Curran The lockdown gripping much of the world economy has spurred a real-time stress test of the long-heralded digital future. Virtual... Read More
Lockdowns Cut Driving and Crashes, Bring Insurance Discounts April 15, 2020 By Tom Krisher DETROIT — Interstates and city streets are empty and cars are quarantined in their owners’ garages, so consumer advocates argue... Read More
Companies Walk Legal Tightrope as Earnings Season Kicks Off April 15, 2020 By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON — U.S. companies are grappling with how best to provide guidance on their earnings outlook as the novel coronavirus... Read More
Amazon Fires Three Critics of Warehouse Conditions in Pandemic April 15, 2020 By Aakriti Bhalla and Jeffrey Dastin Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it had fired three critics of the company’s pandemic response for workplace violations, dismissals that... Read More
International News As Coronavirus Empties Streets, Speeders Hit the Gas April 15, 2020 By Tina Bellon NEW YORK — Empty roads in the United States and Europe are tempting drivers to go out and shift into... Read More
Auto Claims Decline 40 to 50% as Consumers Stay Home, Snapsheet Says April 15, 2020 By Jim Sams Insurers are reporting a 40 to 50 percent drop in claims volume for personal auto and a 30 to 40... Read More
Viewpoint: Why Physician Scoring Is a Win for Insurers, Employers, Workers – and Physicians April 15, 2020 By Dr. Paul Kim We live in a society ruled by rankings. Websites are devoted to them; YouTube careers have been built based upon... Read More
Pipeline Operator Sues Chesapeake Energy Over Payment Dispute April 14, 2020 Pipeline operator Glass Mountain LLC is suing troubled oil and gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp for allegedly defaulting on an... Read More
Southeast News McDonald’s Faces Class Action Over ‘Pervasive Sexual Harassment’ April 14, 2020 By Brendan Pierson McDonald’s Corp has been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing it of subjecting female employees in its corporate-owned fast-food... Read More
North America Meat Plant Workers Fall Ill, Walk Off Jobs April 14, 2020 By Tom Polansek and Rod Nickel At a Wayne Farms chicken processing plant in Alabama, workers recently had to pay the company 10 cents a day... Read More