Jan 9 (Reuters) - A hospitality staffing firm has filed a novel lawsuit accusing several competitors of misclassifying their workers as independent contractors, who are cheaper than employees, in order to gain a competitive advantage. In a complaint filed in California state court on Wednesday, The Party Staff claims that app-based gig services Qwick, Instawork, Tend, and Nowsta can offer...

(Reuters) - Kroger ( KR ) has agreed to pay $110 million to resolve a lawsuit by the state of Kentucky alleging the supermarket chain's pharmacies helped fuel a deadly opioid epidemic by flooding its communities with hundreds of millions of doses of addictive painkillers. The settlement was announced on Thursday by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, whose state had...

MANCHESTER, England, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Manchester United ( MANU ) forward Amad Diallo on Thursday signed a contract extension that will keep him with the Premier League club until 2030. The 22-year-old Ivory Coast international has shone this season with six goals and seven assists, including a late winner against Manchester City last month and an equaliser against Liverpool...

01:18 PM EST, 01/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Digital billboard company Clear Channel Outdoor ( CCO ) said Thursday it has agreed to sell its Europe-North segment to a Bauer Media Group subsidiary for $625 million to pay down debt and focus on its America and airports segments. The cash consideration represents a 6.5-times multiple on the Europe-North segment's results for...