The National Rifle Association is suing Lockton Cos., alleging the insurance broker breached its contract with the firearms lobbying group. Lockton administered the NRA’s Carry Guard insurance program, which was advertised as the nation’s “most complete self-defense membership program.” Following …
A roofing company in West Virginia has been assessed $57,600 in proposed fines for workplace safety violations. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Master Roofers and Builders Inc. of Beckley for 13 violations stemming from …
A bill aimed at prevented insurance companies from cancelling, non-renewing or increasing consumers’ insurance premiums for filing a towing or roadside assistance claim failed to advance in Oklahoma’s legislative session, so the state’s insurance commissioner plans take regulatory action. After …
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says home and business owners in Dewey County who sustained uninsured damage from wildfires can now receive disaster assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Fallin says the designation provides SBA low-interest disaster loans to replace …
The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and the Spirit Lake Sioux are the latest North Dakota American Indian tribes to sue opioid manufacturers and distributors. The Bismarck Tribune reports the tribes sued 24 opioid industry groups in federal court on …
Deerfield, Illinois-based Alera Group, a national employee benefits, property/casualty, risk management and wealth management firm, has appointed Jim Blue as president. Blue’s responsibilities will involve working closely with the existing leadership team to focus on revenue growth and integration of …
More than 900 Louisiana farmers and ranchers will receive disaster grants to help them recover from the March and August 2016 floods. Louisiana’s agriculture department says the average grant is $9,905, and the maximum award is $12,185. Of more than …
Food delivery company GrubHub Inc. may be one of the first tech firms to feel the impact of a ruling this week from California’s highest court that makes it easier for workers to prove they are a company’s employees and …
A grocery store in San Diego, Calif. subjected Hispanic employees to harassment and a hostile work environment by implementing a no-Spanish language policy, federal officials said in a lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit alleging store …
A former Allstate Insurance Co. employee who was fired following an arrest has been awarded more than $18 million in damages. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports a San Diego jury awarded 55-year-old Michael Tilkey about $2.6 million in actual damages …
