Owner of boat that sank, killing 17, settles final lawsuit
The owner of a tourist duck boat that sank in a Missouri lake, killing 17 people, has settled its final pending lawsuit for an undisclosed amount.
Kansas says it's better prepared now for aviation layoffs
Kansas Labor Secretary Delia Garcia said Thursday that the state is better prepared to respond to layoffs stemming from the grounding of the troubled Boeing 737 Max than it was during the Great Recession, when it had to borrow money to prop up its unemployment insurance trust fund.
Missouri official warns of scams ahead of AFC Championship
Missouri Attorney General warns Chiefs fans of counterfeit tickets and efforts by scammers to take advantage of the demand for tickets.
Oklahoma Senators file bill To create ‘Make America Great Again’ license plates
Two Oklahoma State Senators have filed a bill to create new license plates with President Trump’s campaign slogan on them.
Financial tips to help you spend responsibly in the new year
Kelly Faust of Edward Jones gives some financial tips to help you spend more responsibly in the new year
Sears' estate and new owner settle dispute over bankruptcy sale for $18 million
The estate of bankrupt Sears Holdings has agreed to settle a lawsuit over the $5.2 billion sale of its Sears and Kmart chains to former chairman and CEO Edward Lampert for about $18.3 million. Lampert and his hedge fund formed a new company, Transform Holdco, to buy most of Sears' remaining assets, including 425 stores, last year. Disputes between Sears and Transform over certain terms of the ...
One-hit wonder? Tax-cut bonus bump is long gone and wage growth has slowed, too
Remember the tax-cut bonuses? Two years ago, after President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress approved a new tax law, hundreds of companies said they would share the bounty with workers. AT&T, American Airlines, Comerica and Southwest Airlines were among the companies doling out $1,000 bonuses. Other major employers, including Walmart and Bank of America, joined in. In all, over $4 ...
If you purchased Infants' Tylenol, you may be entitled to cash from a class action settlement
Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit over Infants' Tylenol claim the image on the packaging deceives consumers into believing that formula is unique or special for infants, when the bottle contains the same concentration of acetaminophen as Children's Tylenol. You can be included in the settlement as a "Class Member" if you are in the U.S. and bought Infants' Tylenol at any time for personal or household use between October 3, 2014 and January 6, 2020.
Russell Stover to cut jobs in some areas, add jobs elsewhere
Russell Stover Chocolates plans to close some facilities and stores nationwide but the expected loss of about 400 jobs will be offset by new jobs resulting from expansion in other areas, the company announced Tuesday.
Using marijuana is legal in Illinois — but it can still get you fired
CHICAGO - Now that recreational pot is legal in Illinois, marijuana enthusiasts may feel like it's finally time to emerge from hiding. But people with jobs - or looking for them - might want to stay in the shadows for now as companies figure out how to handle employees who partake. In Illinois, employers are allowed to fire workers who bring cannabis to the office, show up impaired or fail ...
Smokers need not apply: Fairness of no-nicotine hiring policies questioned
When U-Haul recently announced it will no longer hire people who use nicotine in any form in the 21 states where such hiring policies are legal, the Phoenix-based moving company joined a cadre of companies with nicotine-free hiring policies. U-Haul's announcement is receiving outsize attention because nicotine-free hiring policies are more common at high-profile hospitals such as Cleveland ...
Oklahoma reaches $8.75 million settlement with opiate maker
The state of Oklahoma will receive $8.75 million from two pharmaceutical companies in a deal announced Friday that will end legal action the state was considering against the opioid manufacturers.
American Airlines will give $30 million from Boeing 737 Max settlement to workers
American Airlines has reached a confidential deal with Boeing over the grounding of 737 Max jets for 2019 and will give $30 million back to employees through its profit-sharing distribution in March. The settlement only covers damages that Fort Worth, Texas-based American Airlines incurred in 2019 because there is no timeline for when the Federal Aviation Administration will clear the Max for ...
California truck drivers score millions from Walmart after US Court of Appeals verdict
A Fresno, Calif., law firm has scored a major victory with a U.S. Court of Appeals decision upholding a multi-million-dollar verdict for about 700 Walmart truck drivers. Lawyer Nicolas "Butch" Wagner of Fresno successfully represented the California truck drivers who filed a class-action lawsuit against the mega-retailer nearly a decade ago for short-changing their pay. About 100 of the truck ...
Major union launches campaign to organize video game and tech workers
The last two years have witnessed a wave of walkouts, petitions and other workplace actions at video game and tech companies. But despite this swell in labor activism, employees at no major video game studios and only a handful of tech offices have formally voted to form or join a union. A new campaign launched Tuesday by one of the nation's largest labor unions - and spearheaded by one of the ...
Head of MGM film studio steps down in latest shake-up
Jonathan Glickman, the longtime president of MGM's film division, is leaving the company, according to a Friday memo sent to staff. Glickman, who has led film development and production for eight years at the Beverly Hills-based company, will leave his post February 1 for a production deal with the studio, according to the email sent my MGM's board of directors. The company did not say why ...
