7th Circ. Dismisses EEOC’s Pregnancy Discrimination Case Against Walmart | Law.com

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has tossed out a lawsuit alleging pregnancy discrimination against a Walmart distribution center, ruling the center had shown a “legitimate, nondiscriminatory justification” for offering lighter duty to employees injured on the job, but not to pregnant workers, since the injured-worker policy was tied to the state … Read more

Electrician License Requirements | Embroker

Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated there were around 650,500 employed electricians in the U.S. in May 2021. The Bureau also projects the number of employment opportunities for electricians to be about 85,000 every year as the market grows and people change their occupations or retire.  These numbers do not include self-employed workers, and about 8% … Read more

Dodge City Community College and Helicopter Flight Training Company Settle Lawsuit with VA for $7.5 Million

Dodge City Community College (DCCC) and a private helicopter flight instructor training company have agreed to pay a combined $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs after it was found that Post-9/11 GI Bill program rules were broken, WIBW reported. Universal Helicopters Inc. (UHI) and DCCC agreed to settle … Read more

Can I Sue the Car Company If Airbags Did Not Deploy? – J&Y Law Firm

According to information given by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an air bag can inflate in less than 1/20 of a second. Between 1987 and 2017, these bags saved more than 50,000 lives. But what if your airbags don’t deploy during a traffic accident? If your airbags failed to function during an accident, you … Read more

Donald’s Legal Team Is Quite The Sight – See Also – Above the Law

Thug Life: Donald Trump looks to the rap world for legal counsel. Night Of 1000 Laughs: Trump’s various lawyers had a comical evening. Taking Judicial Notice: Florida is the upside down from Stranger Things. It’s official now. Driverless Legal Counsel: Does Tesla even have an acting GC anymore? Hot Hot Hot: The Miami market that … Read more

Embedded insurance: a brief overview

Embedded insurance is currently a red-hot topic in the industry. It has permeated many of our recent conversations as clients evaluate how embedded currently impacts—or could impact—their distribution plans. The sense of urgency is compounded by disruptor companies like Tesla throwing their hat, in a meaningful way, into the insurance ring.  Some recent perspectives on … Read more

USA issues less China student visas as interest declines

Some experts suggest, however, that the trend may only be short-term.  Analysis of recent US visa data by the Wall Street Journal found that the country issued 31,055 academic visas to Chinese nationals, down from 64,261 for the same period in 2019.  Prior to the covid-19 pandemic, China was the biggest sender of students to … Read more

REITs and Agency Mortgages

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are a favorite among cash flow-seeking investors. By law, REITs must return 90% of their operating earnings back to shareholders in the form of dividends. While this similarity makes REITs look like cookie-cutter investments, they are anything but. Let’s run through the several different types of mortgage REIT investments: Agency … Read more