Texas Universities Grapple with Implementation of Controversial DEI Ban September 20, 2023 By Caroline Wilburn The Texas A&M University System issued staff guidance earlier this month on how to comply with the state’s ban on...
Houston Contractor Exposed Workers to Falls, Electrical Hazards, and Amputations, U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds September 19, 2023 A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found that a Houston-based contractor willfully and repeatedly exposed its workers...
Louisiana Battling Unprecedented Wildfire Season Amidst Record Heat and Drought September 19, 2023 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana, typically one of the wettest states in the country, is on fire. In communities...
Louisiana Prisoner Suit Claims They’re Forced to Endure Dangerous Conditions at Prison Farm September 18, 2023 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Men incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary filed a class-action lawsuit Saturday, contending they have been...
Louisiana, 9 Other States Ask Federal Judge to Block Increases in National Flood Insurance Program September 18, 2023 By Kevin McGill NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Increases in federal flood insurance premiums that are projected to surpass 700% over the coming years...
Pemberton to Chair Oklahoma Senate Insurance Committee September 15, 2023 Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, a Republican, announced the appointment of Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, as the chairman of...
EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Walmart for Alleged Discrimination of Disabled Employees September 15, 2023 Walmart, Inc. and Walmart Stores Arkansas, LLC, a multinational retailer, violated federal law when it subjected a nationwide class of...
Louisiana Fortify Homes Program to Launch October 2 September 14, 2023 Homeowners insured by Louisiana Citizens will be able to apply for up to $10,000 to repair or replace their roofs...
One80 Acquires Texas’ Enviant September 14, 2023 One80 Intermediaries, a specialty insurance broker headquartered in Boston, announced that it has acquired the assets of Enviant from Euclid...
EEOC Sues Oklahoma Powersports Vehicle Retailer for Sex Discrimination September 13, 2023 Vicars Powersports, a McAlester, Oklahoma retailer of ATVs, UTVs, dirt bikes, motorcycles and personal watercraft, violated federal law when it...