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insurancejournal. com > news > southeast > 04/20/2026 > 866571. htm

Business Interruption: Liquor Delivery Backlog Frustrates Retailers in Mississippi

4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (799+ words) Brandi Carter needs her wine. As the owner of Levure Bottle Shop in Jackson, Mississippi, she sells natural wine delivered to her business by a state agency responsible for distributing alcoholic beverages to liquor stores, bars and restaurants. But delays…...

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insurancejournal. com > news > national > 04/20/2026 > 866564. htm

Justice Department Targets Leading US Egg Producers in Antitrust Case: Report

5+ hour, 14+ min ago  (290+ words) The U. S. Justice Department is preparing an antitrust suit against a few major egg producers, including Cal-Maine Foods and Versova, over alleged price coordination, the Wall Street Journal said on April 17, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of Cal-Maine Foods…...

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insurancejournal. com > news > southcentral > 04/15/2026 > 866048. htm

Texas Restaurant Ordered to Pay $77 K in Back Wages

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (475+ words) The U. S. Department of Labor has recovered $77, 523 in back wages for 12 workers employed by an Austin, Texas restaurant that failed to pay overtime wages required under federal law. The department's Wage and Hour Division investigated Grand Buffet Paradise " The U. S. Department of…...

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insurancejournal. com > news > east > 04/09/2026 > 865040. htm

Judge Trims Wrongful Death Suit Claims Over Spicy Chip Challenge

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (300+ words) A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed claims against Walgreens but allowed some claims against the The Hershey Co. and its affiliate food manufacturers Paqui and Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. to proceed in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the…...

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insurancejournal. com > news > southcentral > 04/07/2026 > 864797. htm

Texas Coffee Bar Owes Back Wages for 36 Workers Over Tip Pool Violations

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (605+ words) A Texas coffee bar and lounge must pay $85, 197 for operating an illegal tip pool. The U. S. Department of Labor recovered the back wages for 36 employees after an investigation reportedly found a coffee bar and lounge in Buda operated " A Texas coffee…...

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insurancejournal. com > news > southcentral > 03/30/2026 > 863950. htm

Texas Pizza Hut Franchise to Pay $35 K in Harassment Suit

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (702+ words) Ayvaz Pizza, LLC, doing business as Pizza Hut, which operates more than 350 Pizza Hut restaurants around the country, including multiple locations in the Houston area, will pay $35, 000 and furnish other relief to settle a sex harassment and retaliation " Ayvaz Pizza,…...

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insurancejournal. com > news > midwest > 03/25/2026 > 863368. htm

Wisconsin Grocery Chain Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (639+ words) Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc. , a grocery chain operating Pick "n Save and Metro Market stores, violated federal law when it fired an employee, who was also a nursing mother, for requesting an accommodation at her workstation to maintain her breast milk…...

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insurancejournal. com > magazines > mag-features > 03/23/2026 > 862420. htm

Restaurants & Bars: Liquor Sales, Risk Transfer & Other Trends

4+ week, 19+ hour ago  (1225+ words) From the rising costs of food and beverage products and the ongoing challenges in the hospitality labor market, restaurants and bars throughout the U. S. must overcome substantial challenges to keep serving their customers. Also, establishments that rely upon liquor sales must…...

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insurancejournal. com > news > national > 03/19/2026 > 862643. htm

Mc Donald's Must Face Black Ex-Executives' Claims of Harassment, Retaliation

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (489+ words) A federal judge in Chicago on Wednesday said two former Mc Donald's vice presidents can proceed with their lawsuit that they were criticized and subjected to racial slurs because they are Black women, and then forced out of the company…...

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insurancejournal. com > magazines > mag-features > 02/23/2026 > 858350. htm

Hot Sauce Company Sues Manufacturer Over Exploding Bottles

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (333+ words) A product liability dispute is bubbling between a popular salsa and hot sauces company and its manufacturer. Iowa-based Lola's Fine Sauces alleges in a lawsuit that it lost several hundred thousand dollars aft er customers complained that Lola's bottled products…...