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American Family Shuts Down Systems After Detecting ‘Unusual Activity’

American Family Insurance shut down “several business systems” after the insurer said it “detected unusual activity in a portion of its network.” In an email to Insurance Journal, the Madison, Wisconsin-based insurer said its technology teams discovered the activity last …

UBS Whistle-Blower Retaliation Win Overturned on Appeal

A federal appeals court in New York vacated a jury verdict in favor of a former UBS AG senior strategist who claimed he was illegally fired in 2012 for refusing to sugarcoat his reports for clients. Trevor Murray’s 2017 trial …

Fears and Tension Mount for Commuters Still Heading to Work

NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, the fears creep in as Aura Morales rides the bus to her job at CVS in Los Angeles. A passenger boards without a mask but she doesn’t dare confront him. More riders board …

Trade Group Seeks Time-Out for Labor Violation Lawsuits in California

A California trade group wants the most populous U.S. state to temporarily block employees from suing employers over labor violations as the cornovirus outbreak fuels layoffs and business closures. The California Business and Industrial Alliance asked Governor Gavin Newsom to …

Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission Lays Off 16 Workers

Oklahoma’s Workers Compensation Commission has laid off 16 employees as the organization transitions from a court-based system to an administrative one. Commission Executive Director Rick Farmer confirmed the layoffs Wednesday but declined to identify the employees. Wednesday’s layoffs bring the …