This year’s increase in gun-related incidents on school campuses across the country has alarmed parents, students, and educators, prompting some school districts to tighten security measures. Authorities in Rock Hill, South Carolina, recently recovered guns at three schools on three consecutive days, including a middle school where a 14-year-old boy allegedly pulled a handgun on… Continue reading A Rise in Gun-Related Incidents at Schools Leads to Beefed-Up Security
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McDonald’s Failed to Protect Workers Against Violent Customers, Lawsuit Says
A group of McDonald’s cooks and cashiers is suing the fast-food chain over the company’s handling of what the lawsuit presents as a “nationwide pattern” of customers attacking and harassing workers. The lawsuit, filed Thursday by 17 workers from the Chicago area, alleges that McDonald’s and its franchisees have failed to protect workers by extending… Continue reading McDonald’s Failed to Protect Workers Against Violent Customers, Lawsuit Says
Shootings Raise Level of Alarm at Small Businesses
At a four-hour meeting last month, Michelle Abdow’s staffers got to experience some of the sights, sounds and even smells they could encounter if someone invaded their office and began shooting. Security experts and local law enforcement officers gave Abdow’s 23 staffers active shooter training — explaining what could happen and what they could do… Continue reading Shootings Raise Level of Alarm at Small Businesses
Walmart Workers’ New Security Threat Is Active Shooters, Not Shoplifters
Walmart Inc., whose stores act as a community gathering place in many U.S. towns, encounters thousands of crimes every year on its property, including thefts and homicides. But the retail giant has never before experienced the kind of carnage left by a mass shooting at one of its stores in El Paso, Texas, this weekend.… Continue reading Walmart Workers’ New Security Threat Is Active Shooters, Not Shoplifters
MGM Might Pay $800M to Settle Lawsuits from Las Vegas Shooting
MGM Resorts said on Thursday it may pay as much as $800 million in liabilities tied to the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas that killed 58 people and injured more than 800. The company, which owns Mandalay Bay, from which Stephen Paddock fired on a crowd of thousands, said in a regulatory filing that… Continue reading MGM Might Pay $800M to Settle Lawsuits from Las Vegas Shooting
CDI Issues Cease and Desist Order to NRA for Marketing Insurance without A License
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) today issued a Cease and Desist Order to the National Rifle Association of America (NRA). The order alleges the NRA marketed an insurance product in California without being licensed to do so. All persons soliciting the purchase of insurance products in California are required to be licensed by CDI.… Continue reading CDI Issues Cease and Desist Order to NRA for Marketing Insurance without A License