As U.S. businesses reopen, worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy topless bars to try and force employers to strengthen protection against further spread of the coronavirus.
The novel coronavirus outbreak and economic fallout is proving to be a bonanza for whistleblower lawyers as the U.S. securities regulator cracks down on a range of related misconduct from companies touting sham cures to misuse of federal aid.
Norway’s Equinor ASA and Anglo-French firm Perenco are among at least five oil producers that have registered coronavirus cases among employees or contractors at facilities off the coast of Brazil, according to industry and regulatory sources.
LATAM Airlines Group SA filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, becoming the largest carrier to seek an emergency reorganization amid the coronavirus crisis.
President Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden approach Memorial Day differently; Pharmaceutical giant Merck makes deals for vaccines; Wuhan, China, says it has tested more than nine million people in 10 days. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday has the latest on the pandemic. Photos: Evan Vucci and Patrick Semansky/Associated Press …read more […]
Editor’s Note: Last week we shared the exciting news that Joel’s new book, Beyond Labels, is available for pre-order. Today you can learn more about what went into creating it… and why its message could not be coming at a more crucial time. Check it out below.
Have you ever looked at a label or website and wondered what certain phrases or ingredients mean?
What is “all natural”?
Or “organic certified”?
How about a label that seems obvious, like “Product of the USA”? That only means it was packaged here. It might be beef from Paraguay and rice from Vietnam, but as long as …read more […]
U.S. stock futures rose 2% and breached a major chart barrier on Tuesday as global easing of lockdowns and business restarts boosted optimism about economic recovery among investors returning from a long weekend.
Ryanair will contest a 9 billion-euro ($9.9 billion) German aid package for Lufthansa, the budget airline’s Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said in a statement on Tuesday.
European travel stocks soared on Tuesday amid reports Spain and Germany would ease travel restrictions, and no noticeable increase in infections were reported during the reopening of businesses after a two-month lockdown.
Inside the small-scale Iowa abattoir Stanhope Locker and Market, owner Shaunna Zanker yawns with exhaustion as she listens to yet another farmer asking her to slaughter his pigs.
When the U.S. government first rolled out forgivable loans to small businesses in early April under the Paycheck Protection Program, loan officers at Bank of the West in Grapevine, Texas worked nights and weekends to process a tsunami of applications.
China’s aviation regulator may make it difficult for Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd to merge regional arm Cathay Dragon into its main brand because of infractions during last year’s pro-democracy protests, two sources said.
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