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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is warning employers that wearable technologies could run afoul of employment discrimination laws, since the laws apply to the collection and use of information from wearables. A fact sheet from the EEOC addresses use … Source: Claims Journal

Flight cancellations are already piling up as a winter storm bears down on Texas and the U.S. South, bringing snow and ice that could coat power lines and trigger blackouts. As of 7:30 a.m. in New York, at least 169 … Source: Claims Journal

JPMorgan Chase & Co. filed two new lawsuits over its investment in Greek fintech Viva Wallet in a messy dispute with its join venture partner Werealize.com Ltd. In a Greek lawsuit the bank is claiming €916 million ($943 million) over … Source: Claims Journal

The sister of Sam Altman accused the OpenAI chief executive officer of sexually abusing her for almost a decade, in a lawsuit filed in federal court. Ann Altman, 30, alleged that Sam Altman abused and manipulated her while they were … Source: Claims Journal

Millions of people in California face at least two more days of dry, hot winds that have fanned fires across Los Angeles County and sent residents fleeing for their lives. Hurricane-force wind gusts of as much as 86 miles (138 … Source: Claims Journal

Consumers may soon be able to buy electronic products with a label indicating they are secure from digital vulnerabilities. The White House on Tuesday announced the launch of a new U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, indicating designated items follow best practices … Source: Claims Journal

The American workplace is undergoing dramatic change from opposite directions: As futuristic innovations such as artificial intelligence permeate operations, our oldest human employees are occupying a greater share of jobs. This dynamic could provide a wonderful combination of new technology … Source: Claims Journal

The Justice Department is thrusting the largest rental property managers into the spotlight as it expands a price-fixing lawsuit alleging widespread collusion in the housing rental market. In an amended lawsuit against RealPage Inc., a top software provider to the … Source: Claims Journal

A lender owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. knowingly issued “unaffordable” home mortgages by ignoring the insufficient income or assets of some borrowers, a top financial regulator alleged in a lawsuit Monday. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Vanderbilt … Source: Claims Journal

Almost five years after Florida lawmakers clamped restrictions on assignment-of-benefits agreements and two years after they effectively outlawed AOBs altogether, state appeals courts may have finally put an end to one creative way that had been used in attempts to … Source: Claims Journal