Latest New Jersey Headlines
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RT Specialty Promotes Slaugenhoup to Vice President in Its New Jersey Office
Jun 29 2020 // RT Specialty LLC has promoted David M. Slaugenhoup to vice president within its Environmental and Construction Professional (RT ECP) practice. Since joining the team in 2013, Slaugenhoup has diligently worked with RT ECP...
New Jersey Manufacturer Fined for Failing to Correct Machine Hazards
Jun 22 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Bravo Pak Inc. for failing to abate hazards at its Pennsauken, N.J., facility. The company owes $259,760 in penalties. In...
Gym Reopening Order Declined Amid Challenge to New Jersey Governor
Jun 22 2020 // A federal judge has declined to allow a southern New Jersey gym to reopen as it continues a constitutional challenge to the state order that shut down businesses deemed non-essential in order to help stem the spread of the...
New Jersey Files Lawsuit Against Trenton, Utility Over Water
Jun 17 2020 // New Jersey’s attorney general and environmental protection department have announced a lawsuit against Trenton and its water utility calling for improvements to the city’s water system, including reducing the...
New Jersey Transit Bus Hits, Kills Pedestrian in Bergen County
Jun 15 2020 // The rear tire of a New Jersey Transit bus struck and killed a woman in Bergen County early Wednesday, the agency said. The bus was heading to Cresskill from New York’s Port Authority Bus Terminal when the accident...
The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Elects Five to Board of Directors
Jun 15 2020 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) elected five independent insurance agents from around the state to its board of directors at the association’s annual business meeting. The following...
New Jersey Framing Contractor Facing $1.9M in Proposed Fines for Safety Hazards
Jun 12 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing penalties against BB Frame LLC, operating as Frame Q and as Owner and Principal Juan Quevedo, for exposing workers to...
Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Elects Radespiel President
Jun 11 2020 // Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey (PIANJ) elected Steven C. Radespiel of Hillsdale, N.J., president at the association’s annual business meeting. Radespiel is president of Insurance Center of North Jersey...
N.J. Construction Companies Cited for Safety Hazards Facing $148K in Penalties
Jun 3 2020 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited AA&B Builders Inc. and Ebenezer General Construction Excavating for exposing employees to safety hazards on a worksite...
Boy Scouts Filing Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Face Deadline Agreed to in Bankruptcy Deal
Jun 1 2020 // Some victims of childhood sex abuse who are considering suing the Boy Scouts of America face a choice: an anguished rush to meet a deadline earlier than what lawmakers intended, or wait and sue local councils, perhaps...
Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty After Lying During OSHA Investigation
May 20 2020 // After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the owner of a Somerset County, N.J., construction company has pleaded guilty to one count of felony...
New Jersey Insurance Companies Directed to Provide Premium Reductions
May 14 2020 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has directed insurance companies in the state to provide premium reductions to consumers and businesses during the COVID-19 emergency, citing reduced risk of loss due to...
Family of New Jersey Teacher Killed in School Bus Crash Files Lawsuit
May 14 2020 // The family of a New Jersey teacher who died when the school bus she was riding crashed into a dump truck has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against both drivers, as well as local and state officials. Social studies teacher...
New Jersey Woman Struck by Telephone Pole to Receive $125M from Verizon
May 12 2020 // The family of a woman who was paralyzed when she was struck by a falling telephone pole as she waited for a bus is to receive $125 million to settle a lawsuit against Verizon. Maria Meister was commuting from Union City to...
Young Brokerage Founder Seeks to Target ‘Underserved’ High Net Worth Space
May 8 2020 // As a self-taught app developer, when Hayden Kopser sees a problem, he seeks to build a solution. So, when he observed during his time working at AIG that some brokerages weren’t adequately servicing high net worth...
New Jersey’s ProSight Global Adds Three to Its Senior Management Team
May 8 2020 // ProSight Global Inc. has added three members to its senior management team. It recently hired Chief Claims Officer Donna Biondich, Chief Investment Officer Nico Santini and Jeff Arricale, chief of staff and head of capital...
Temporary Licensing Process Implemented for New Jersey Insurance Producers
May 6 2020 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) has implemented a process for issuing temporary licenses to eligible individuals seeking to become insurance producers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary...
States Under Pressure to Lift Coronavirus Restrictions as Unemployment Grows
May 1 2020 // As White House economic reopening guidance expired on Thursday after two weeks in place, half of all U.S. states forged ahead with easing restrictions on restaurants, retail and other businesses in hopes of reviving...
Talcum Lawsuits Against J&J Can Proceed with Testimony Limits
Apr 28 2020 // Thousands of plaintiffs who say that Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and talc products caused cancer can go forward with their claims, but face limits on what expert testimony will be allowed in trials after a...
New Jersey-Based AIG Director Delaney Joins Board for Virginia’s Invest
Apr 22 2020 // Invest, an insurance industry classroom-to-career education program, has named Diane Delaney, assistant vice president and sales and marketing director for AIG Private Client Group, as its newest board member. Delaney is...
