Lowe’s $10M Settlement Provides 3 Lessons For Firms Working With Independent Contractors
Another Fortune 500 titan, another misclassification lawsuit. Lowe’s became the latest company this week to settle a legal dispute over…
Honda fined $70 million for not reporting death, injury complaints
The Obama administration said Thursday it is fining Honda $70 million — the largest civil penalty levied against an automaker — for not reporting to regulators some 1,729 complaints that its vehicles caused deaths and injuries, and for not reporting warranty claims.
The Japanese automaker acknowledged in November that it failed to report the death and injury complaints to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over an 11-year period beginning in 2003. The company admitted it learned of the omissions in 2011 but had waited three years to take action.
The company also failed to report certain warranty claims and claims under customer satisfaction campaigns throughout the same period, federal officials said. The safety administration is imposing twin fines — $35 million for not reporting the death and injury complaints, and another $35 million for not reporting the warranty and customer satisfaction claims. Both fines are the maximums the agency is legally allowed to impose.
Subaru recalls 199,000 vehicles in cold-weather states for 2nd time to fix rusty brake lines
Subaru is recalling about 199,000 cars and SUVs for a second time to fix rusty brake lines that can leak…
Cameras allowed in Cook County criminal courts in pilot project
The Illinois Supreme Court has approved a pilot program allowing cameras in courtrooms at the Leighton Criminal Court Building beginning…
Illinois House OKs bill allowing more time to file asbestos lawsuits
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House has approved a bill allowing more time to file a lawsuit over asbestos-related disease. The…
Reformers blast new FOIA bill
Illinois residents could have a harder time accessing government information under new legislation before the General Assembly. The plan, SB2799,…
When It Snows, Be Careful How You Throw It
As winter weather descends, so does the snow. Knowing how to keep safe and avoid dangerous equipment may save your…
Lawsuit: Building where 4 kids died in fire was ‘a death trap’
A lawsuit accuses the owner and managers of a building where four children died in a fire of failing to…
Electronic cigarettes emit toxic metals into the air: study
Electronic cigarettes may not have the same harmful particles as traditional cigarettes do — but they might have worse ingredients.…
‘This is not the time for peace.’ Chicago protester who traveled to Ferguson
On one corner of a battered stretch of West Florissant Avenue, the epicenter of ongoing protests, young men pull dark…