California Labor Commissioner’s Office Reaches $5.5M Wage Theft Settlement December 7, 2023 The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reached a $5.5 million settlement against Adat Shalom Board and Care Inc. to compensate 148...
Colorado-Based Frontier Settles Suit Filed by Pilots Who Claimed Bias Over Pregnancy, Breastfeeding December 7, 2023 Frontier Airlines has settled a lawsuit filed by female pilots who accused the airline of discriminating against pregnant or breastfeeding...
Supreme Court Ducks Hotel’s Challenge to Disability Access Tester’s Right to Sue December 7, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Supreme Court has passed on deciding whether private citizen “testers” who search online for and then sue companies...
Pennsylvania Forms Flood Insurance Affordability Task Force December 7, 2023 Pennsylvania has established a task force to recommend policies to make flood insurance more affordable. The Flood Insurance Premium Assistance...
People Moves: Atain Hires Delestienne as VP and Head of Binding Authority December 6, 2023 Atain Insurance Companies, headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich., hired Cara Delestienne as vice president and head of binding authority. Delestienne...
Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois to Rebrand as Big I Illinois in 2024 December 6, 2023 The Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois announced it will rebrand to Big I Illinois in 2024. The Illinois association’s rebranding...
5th Circuit Court of Appeals Clarifies Standard of Evidence for Negligence Award Against River Boat Pilots in Mississippi River Collision Case December 6, 2023 By Jim Sams As maritime accidents go, the collision between the M/V Strandja and the M/V Kieffer E. Bailey on the Mississippi River...
Texas Prosecutor Drops Most Cases Against Austin Police Officers Over Tactics Used During 2020 Protests December 6, 2023 By Paul J. Weber and Jim Vertuno AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin police officers for tactics...
Auto Safety Regulators To Watch Unrecalled Takata Inflators After One Blows Apart, Injuring a Driver in Chicago December 6, 2023 By Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP) – U.S. auto safety regulators said Monday they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata...
The Tools Carriers Need to Recruit for Busy Season December 6, 2023 By CoreLogic This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. ‘Busy season’ can mean a lot of things, depending on...