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Super Retail takes A$23.8m hit from CEO affair scandal as profits slide
Australia’s Super Retail Group has absorbed a A$23.8m ($16.9m) legal bill stemming from a workplace scandal involving its former chief executive, significantly denting first-half 2026 earnings and overshadowing new chief executive Paul Bradshaw’s debut results. The costs, largely linked to settlement payments to two former executives-turned-whistleblowers, Rebecca Farrell and Amelia Berczelly, were disclosed in fine…
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IRS wins court battle over sharing data with ICE
A federal appeals court has ruled that the IRS can continue sharing taxpayer data with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), rejecting a request from the immigrant rights group Centro de Trabajadores Unidos. The court found that the nonprofit’s claims were unlikely to succeed, as the shared information is not protected by IRS privacy laws….
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settles $100m driver pay claims
Walmart has agreed to pay $100m to settle allegations from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding misleading pay practices for delivery drivers. The FTC, joined by 11 states, claimed that Walmart inflated base pay and tips in its Spark delivery program, leading drivers to lose significant earnings. Christopher Mufarrige, director of the FTC’s Bureau…
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Apple and Amazon accused of ignoring Spanish antitrust order for nearly two years
Spanish competition authorities have accused Apple and Amazon of failing to promptly comply with a regulatory order tied to a long-running antitrust case. The CNMC regulator fined the two companies €194m ($228m) in total in July 2023 over anti-competitive clauses outlining Amazon’s conditions as an Apple distributor. It said they unfairly restricted the number of…
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L’Oréal, Dyson, and Bausch + Lomb join wave of lawsuits seeking tariff refunds
L’Oréal, Dyson, and Bausch + Lomb have become the latest major companies to sue the U.S. government for refunds of tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump’s emergency trade measures, following a Supreme Court ruling that declared the duties unlawful. The companies filed complaints in the U.S. Court of International Trade after the Supreme Court ruled…
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West Virginia sues Apple over CSAM
West Virginia’s attorney general, JB McCuskey, has filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the company of enabling the distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) via its iCloud service. The lawsuit claims Apple failed to implement necessary tools to detect such material, prioritizing user privacy over child safety. McCuskey stated: “These images are a permanent…
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