Starbucks Settles Florida Lawsuit Claiming Diversity Policies Were Illegal

Published on September 21, 2026

Starbucks agreed on Thursday to settle a discrimination lawsuit by the state of Florida, pledging not to adopt race- or sex-based quotas or preferences in hiring, promotion and pay decisions. Starbucks and Florida’s Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier jointly announced …

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Virginia Tightens Data Center Restrictions Amid Political Backlash

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The state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data centers as political backlash grows against the server warehouses and the technology developed within them, Governor Abigail Spanberger said on Friday. Virginia, which has the largest concentration …

Open enrollment is weeks away. Zurich just mapped the three coverage gaps for clients

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