Former President Barack Obama publicly called on members of Congress to fight back against a Republican repeal and replacement of his signature Affordable Care Act. Since leaving office, Obama has, as a matter of policy, steered clear of political discourse. He has retained a neutral and even somewhat optimistic tone concerning the Trump administration. The
FedEx has settled a series of lawsuits brought against it by disgruntled drivers to the tune of $224 million. The litigation, initiated by FedEx drivers from 19 states, claims the company had under-compensated its over-the-road employees by misclassifying them as independent contractors rather than full-time workers. According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, the payments made
Senators grilled United Airlines President Scott Kirby twice last week, apparently skeptical of the company’s promises to improve customer service procedures and transparency polices. Since the forceful removal of passenger David Dao from an overbooked flight in the second week of April. The incident, made infamous by footage of Dr. Dao being manhandled by black-clad
Meyer Wins Equal Rights Whistleblower Lawsuit Against University of Iowa
Injured Infant’s Medical Malpractice Case Is Reopened
Yet another lawsuit has been filed against Fox News, this time for gender discrimination. The lawsuit was filed by Jessica Golloher, a Fox Radio correspondent, who alleges that she was “fired from her job in recent weeks after reaching out to the company to complain about gender discrimination.” For those who don’t know, Fox News has been the subject of countless lawsuits alleging that women and minorities regularly face or have faced discrimination while working for the network.
The government of North Korea announced on Saturday that it had detained an American citizen for ‘hostile acts’ against the regime. Reported by the secluded country’s state-run Korean Central News Agency, few details were released about the arrest of Kim Hak-song. Hak-song is described by the dictatorship as “a man who was doing business in
An environmental advocacy group headquartered in New York estimates that one in every four American households may not have access to safe drinking water. The Natural Resources Defense Council authored a report which investigated water quality violations across the country. From coast to coast, the NRDC found 80,000 violations, ranging from the presence of arsenic
A survey sent out to physicians across the country found the vast majority of respondents felt it was important for insurers to cover pre-existing conditions. Created and distributed by The Washington Post, the survey was sent to 1,000 primary case doctors across the United States. After excluding roughly half due to wrong addresses and associated
