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According to a report in the Springfield News-Leader, a second company in the Missouri town has been sued for alleged discrimination in as many days.

While general liability insurance policies can provide business owners with a great deal of protection, experts told Smart Business that it’s important to know the limits of that coverage.

According to a report in the Times Herald-Record, several police officers in Monticello, New York, have filed a lawsuit regarding unpaid overtime hours.

An appeals court in Virginia has upheld a previous court ruling that an employee was entitled to workers compensation damages following a car accident that occurred after she looked at her cellphone to see if her employer was calling.

The California attorney general’s office has sued three companies for misleading consumers by claiming its plastic water bottles were biodegradable, The Los Angeles Times reports.

While many entrepreneurs may think that fraud is a secondary concern, Hartford Business Journal contributor Michael LaBella says that working to prevent it should be a priority.

After 10 months of unsuccessful negotiations, a pair of companies operating in Illinois may be using their general liability coverage after they were sued for allegedly contributing to a bridge collapse.

Months following a Supreme Court ruling that saw a dismissal of a class-action lawsuit against Wal-Mart, the women who claimed discrimination against the retailer filed another lawsuit in California.

According to reports, popular restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse was recently sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for alleged discrimination during its hiring process.

The Department of Industrial Relations in California recently filed a lawsuit against a real estate company, claiming it failed to pay overtime wages to its employees.