CHICAGO — Crisis communications plans can help organizations effectively manage and recover from a crisis, but they have to be well-thought out and updated, a panel of experts said.

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(Reuters) — Lowe’s Cos. has reached an $8.6 million settlement of a U.S. agency lawsuit accusing the nation’s second-largest home improvement retailer of illegally firing workers who went on medical leave for a long time.

An apparent decline in cyber breaches affecting retailers has led to fewer data breach lawsuits filed in federal courts, a report says.

AF Group has announced the appointments of a new president and executive vice president/chief operating officer, effective immediately.

A maritime worker who injured his knee nearly 30 years ago can’t be classified as temporarily disabled despite the prospect of surgery, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has ruled.

HHS has finalized a rule that bans discrimination against transgender people throughout the health care system, carrying out anti-bias provisions in the Affordable Care Act.

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(Reuters) — The European Central Bank will set up a database to register incidents of cyber crime at commercial banks, aiming to create an early warning and analysis system for big lenders, it told a German newspaper on Thursday.