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California plan to make home, auto insurance rate increases happen more quickly criticized
The California Department of Insurance wants companies to be able to raise their prices for home and auto policies more quickly in the state.
Yet major companies aren’t a fan of how it plans to do so.
That message was ...Read more
Thank God It's ... Thursday? These companies have embraced the four-day work week
Software engineer Julian Plotnick made a pitch to his company’s CEO last year: Let me work one less day per week, 32 hours total, without a cut in pay.
The answer was yes, and after six months of Plotnick testing it out...Read more
Biden's biofuel push risks dethroning corn as king of US crops
American farmers will plant more corn than soybeans in 2024 — as they have in most years for over a century. But beyond that, a green diesel boom threatens to dethrone the king of all crops.
President Joe Biden’s ...Read more
Some Minnesota cities want to impose fees on internet providers; customers could pay the price
Minnesota cities are asking the Legislature for power to slap internet providers with new fees, an idea they say will lead to more broadband in the state with the added bonus of helping to pay for basic government access ...Read more
Disneyland is now a historic theme park district: What's that mean for future projects?
The DisneylandForward environmental impact report identifies the potential Disneyland Theme Park Historic District as eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places – which automatically places the ...Read more
Adrian Wooldridge: In US antitrust war, bet on Brandeis not Bork
These are boom times for antitrust lawyers. Not only is the volume of high-paying work exploding. On March 21, the Department of Justice added Apple Inc. to the list of tech giants that are under scrutiny (the DoJ is ...Read more
South Florida yacht brokers hit with lawsuits that claim 10% commissions violate antitrust laws
Two newly filed federal lawsuits claim that 10% sales commissions required by South Florida’s yacht broker industry are anticompetitive and violate antitrust laws.
The claims follow an October finding by a federal jury ...Read more
Titanic law helps ship owner limit bridge collapse liability
The owner of the ship that rammed into a Baltimore bridge could face hundreds of millions of dollars in damage claims after the accident sent vehicles plunging into the water and threw the eastern U.S. transportation ...Read more
Social Security and You: Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
In today's column, I'm going to talk about Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Despite what many people think, these government programs are not like three peas in a pod. They are more like a pea, a bean and a stalk of...Read more
Costco cracking down on non-members eating at food courts
Costco is cracking down on non-members eating at its wallet-friendly food courts.
The wholesale store has become known for its cheap eats as much as for allowing everyday consumers to buy in bulk, with the $1.50 hot dog ...Read more
Trump media climbs 16% to $7.9 billion post-SPAC deal valuation
Former president Donald Trump’s social media startup whipsawed in its first session as a publicly traded company, after the most high-profile blank-check deal in years added billions to his fortune — at least on paper....Read more
Boeing at risk of Moody's downgrade on cash flow concerns
Boeing Co., the jet maker that on Monday unveiled a sweeping leadership overhaul, may have its credit rating downgraded by Moody’s Ratings as a safety crisis weighs on the company’s production and revenue.
The ratings...Read more
Experts say Medicaid rebate change is behind inhaler price cuts
A recent tweak to a Medicaid formula could be behind the shake-up to inhaler products, a series of changes that have both benefited and harmed patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.
Three...Read more
Amazon's pharmacy will offer same-day delivery in LA and NYC and plans to expand
Amazon will soon offer same-day delivery of several prescription medications in Los Angeles and New York, yet another example of the online shopping giant's bet on consumers' growing dependence on ease and speed.
As ...Read more
TransUnion nearly doubles previously announced layoffs to 640 employees in Illinois
Chicago-based credit reporting giant TransUnion is nearly doubling its statewide layoffs to 640 employees as part of a broader cost savings initiative announced last year.
The company previously reported that 339 ...Read more
Pigs' blood leaks from Minnesota Hormel plant, contained before reaching river
Equipment malfunctions at Hormel Food Corp.'s Austin, Minnesota, plant this month caused thousands of gallons of pigs' blood, grease and other detritus to leak into the city's sewer system.
It occurred at such a large ...Read more
After unionized strippers accused club owner of violating deal, federal labor board intervenes
LOS ANGELES — After strippers at Star Garden, a topless dive bar in North Hollywood, won the right to unionize last year, the club's owner agreed to reopen the club, hire back dancers he had fired, and run the club as it...Read more
LA County settles PACE loan lawsuits; affected homeowners to receive millions
Los Angeles County has agreed to a $12-million settlement to resolve allegations that its home improvement lending program wrecked the finances of many borrowers and left them vulnerable to foreclosure.
The settlement, ...Read more
California departments with return-to-office mandates praised telework in internal surveys
California shut down the office that tracks telework in state service. But data from two previously unreleased surveys obtained by The Sacramento Bee reveal new insights about departments’ and agencies’ stances on ...Read more
Enbrel drugmaker sues over Colorado's potential price cap, says prescription drug board is unconstitutional
DENVER — A drugmaker whose product could be the first subjected to a price cap in Colorado is suing to throw out the state board that deemed its medication unaffordable.
In February, the Colorado Prescription Drug ...Read more
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