- EEOC Muslim bias case can proceed against meatpacker Swift
A federal judge has given the OK for an almost 5-year-old Muslim discrimination case filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against meatpacker JBS Swift & Co.
- Equality Act seeks to codify LGBT rights, protections nationwide
A new federal civil rights bill banning discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals could have big implications for employers.
- Hiscox reports first-half profit increase
Hiscox Ltd. reported pretax profit of £135.1 million ($209.5 million), an 8.4% increase from 2014’s first half, although future results could hinge on the upcoming hurricane season, the insurer and reinsurer said Monday.
- Dead worker's estate can't sue employer for false imprisonment
The estate of a woman who suffered a heart attack on the job and died can’t sue her employer for false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled.
- Underwriter launches miscellaneous professional liability coverage
ANV Underwriters, the Jersey City, New Jersey-based international managing general underwriter arm of global specialty insurance group ANV, has launched a North American miscellaneous professional liability product and team.
- Ford, IBM defeat appeal over apartheid abuses
(Reuters) — Victims of apartheid in South Africa cannot pursue lawsuits seeking to hold Ford Motor Co. and IBM Corp. liable for conducting business that helped perpetuate the practice decades ago, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday.
- Senate rebuffs GOP's latest health reform repeal effort
The latest Republican-led effort to repeal the health care reform law ended in defeat Sunday when the Senate turned back a repeal amendment by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
- Chinese firm to acquire international unit of American insurer
Hanover, New Hampshire-based White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. on Monday said it has sold its property/casualty reinsurance and insurance unit Sirius International Insurance Group Ltd. to CM International Holding Pte. Ltd.
- Residents evacuated after chemical spill sue railroad
Four residents of Maryville in Blount County, Tennessee, have filed a $5 million class action lawsuit against railroad CSX Transportation Inc., and Union Tank Car Co.