Perdue Farms will pay $4 million in restitution after it employed children in hazardous occupations at a Virginia plant and let them work past 7 p.m. during the regular school week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday. The hazardous …
Increases in average medical payments and average indemnity payments drove public self-insureds’ total paid losses up last year even though the number of claims fell, a new report shows. The California Workers’ Compensation Institute reviewed the initial report on fiscal …
A Massachusetts man who sued his ex-girlfriend over her sharing an unflattering nude photo of him and accessing his personal online accounts without permission has had his $10,280 court award upheld. In December 2023, a Bristol County trial judge entered …
MGIS and Reliance Matrix are extending their disability insurance and specialty coverages to advanced practice clinicians. APCs, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants, are professionals with advanced education and specialized experience, and are trained and capable of performing many …
The Eaton Fire in central Los Angeles County poses a potential credit risk to power provider Southern California Edison, which operates electrical lines in the area where the destructive blaze first started, Moody’s Ratings said in a report on Thursday. …
With freezing temperatures projected to hit Texas in the coming days, the Insurance Council of Texas is offering instruction on how residents can prepare for and handle winter weather, ensuring their homes and vehicles are ready. Key issues affecting Texans …
Bigglestone Appointed Acting Commissioner of Vermont Department of Financial Regulation Vermont Governor Phil Scott named Sandy Bigglestone as acting commissioner of the state’s Department of Financial Regulation (DFR). Bigglestone most recently served as deputy commissioner of the captive insurance division. …
Holmes Murphy announced its expansion into a second location in the Des Moines metro area. The company officially signed a lease for space in the Arcadia building located at 7000 Vista Drive in West Des Moines. The Arcadia building is …
TKO Construction Services, a Minnesota-based staffing company that provides temporary employees for commercial, residential, restoration, heavy industrial and energy construction companies, will pay $300,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment …
A blast of extreme cold is poised to descend on the central US this weekend before spreading to New York and the rest of the East Coast, testing power grids and threatening to break temperature records. Frigid conditions will sweep …
