Latest Ohio Headlines
All the headlines from our Ohio Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Severe Storms Blamed in 3 Deaths in Michigan, Ohio, Arkansas
Aug 31 2022 // Severe storms that brought damaging winds, heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of the Midwest and the South were blamed for the deaths of three people, including two children in Michigan and Arkansas as well as a woman...
Ohio Contractor Fined $228,000 for Exposing Workers to Hazards
Aug 30 2022 // A Dundee, Ohio contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations has added an additional $228,126 in fines to $108,318 in unpaid penalties with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...
EPA Fines Ohio-Based Autosales $600,000 over Clean Air Act Violations
Aug 23 2022 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that Ohio-based Autosales, Inc. will pay a $600,000 penalty under the Clean Air Act for illegally selling aftermarket products that alter vehicles’...
Walmart, CVS, Walgreens Ordered to Pay $650 Million Over Ohio Opioid Sales
Aug 18 2022 // Walmart Inc., CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. were ordered to pay a total of $650 million over their failure to properly monitor opioid prescriptions in Ohio, in the drug industry’s latest setback...
Packaging Manufacturer Faces $178K in Fines After Ohio Worker’s Burns
Aug 16 2022 // A federal workplace safety investigation into how a 25-year-old manufacturing worker suffered serious arm burns in February that required hospitalization, determined his Ohio employer failed to follow required federal...
Ohio Bill Defines Work-From-Home Workers’ Comp Rule
Aug 10 2022 // An Ohio law set to go into effect next month amends workers’ compensation benefit requirements for employees who sustain an injury while working from home. House Bill 447 states than a work-from-home employee’s...
Ohio Manufacturer Faces $480,000 in OSHA Penalties
Aug 3 2022 // Federal safety investigators found workers at General Aluminum Mfg. Co.’s Wapakoneta site exposed to machine hazards, just 36 days after they found similar violations at the aluminum vehicle parts...
PCF Insurance Acquires Zinc Insurance in Ohio
Jul 28 2022 // PCF Insurance Services acquired Zinc Insurance in Solon, Ohio. Zinc specializes in insurance and risk management services for the trucking, construction, contracting, and motorsports industries. Lehi, Utah-based PCF...
Medical Helicopter in Ohio Crashed on Way to Fatal Accident
Jul 28 2022 // A medical helicopter responding to the scene of a fatal accident in southwestern Ohio crashed this week when it hit power lines, but no one aboard the aircraft was seriously injured, authorities said. Three crew members...
One80 Acquires Ohio-Based SelmanCo
Jul 7 2022 // Boston-based specialty insurance broker One80 Intermediaries announced that it acquired Cleveland, Ohio-based SelmanCo, a third-party administrator and broker offering life, supplemental health and related products and...
Ohio Vehicle Parts Manufacturer Faces $315,000 in Fines
Jul 1 2022 // An Ohio aluminum vehicle parts manufacturer cited for safety and health violations after a worker in Ravenna suffered fatal injuries in March 2021, continues to put workers at risk. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Family Sues Bowling Green in Ohio in Hazing Death
Jun 29 2022 // The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity sued Bowling Green State University, alleging the Ohio school knew about but didn’t stop hazing in Greek life there and should be...
Acrisure Acquires Ohio’s QuickInsured Agency
Jun 24 2022 // Acrisure, a fintech company that runs a global insurance broker, announced that it has acquired Columbus, Ohio-based QuickInsured, a tech-centered insurance agency. Acrisure will now have use of QuickInsured’s...
Ohio School Reaches Settlement in Principal’s Discrimination Case
Jun 22 2022 // A Black assistant principal who lost his job after complaining that his Ohio school’s dress code enforcement discriminated against African-American students would get $200,000 in back pay and damages under a proposed...
Acrisure Acquires Ohio’s QuickInsured
Jun 17 2022 // Acrisure acquired Columbus, Ohio-based QuickInsured (QI), a best-in-class tech-enabled insurance agency. Through this acquisition, Acrisure will gain usage of QuickInsured’s proprietary digital sales funnel. This...
Lemonade Expands Auto Insurance to Ohio
Jun 15 2022 // Lemonade announced the launch of car insurance in Ohio, making the Buckeye State the third state to feature availability of Lemonade‘s newest environment-friendly product. The New York-based insurtech pledges to...
Columbus, Ohio Limits How Police Use Force on Protesters
Jun 13 2022 // Police in Ohio’s capital will be limited in how they can use force against protesters and will have to display officers’ names on their riot gear under changes being made to city law. Columbus City Council...
Ohio Distribution Center Heavily Damaged by Storm
Jun 10 2022 // A Meijer distribution center in western Ohio was heavily damaged Wednesday evening as employees inside heeded tornado warnings and sought shelter, authorities said. Joel Smith, director of the Miami County Emergency...
Ex-Ohio Insurance Agent Arrested for Defrauding Customers
Jun 3 2022 // A former Ohio insurance agent was arrested June 2 on federal charges alleging he defrauded dozens of victims in the Cincinnati and Dayton area and fraudulently obtained two COVID Paycheck Protections Program loans. Seneca...
Latitude Subrogation Acquires Ohio’s Inspection Connection
Jun 2 2022 // Latitude Subrogation Services, LLC (LSS), a subrogation services and solutions provider for insurers, self-insured entities, third-party administrators (TPAs), and specialty risk companies, recently acquired acquired...
