Report Calls out California Wildfires Among 2017 U.S. Hazards February 5, 2018 CoreLogic’s annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis released in late January shows that 2017 was a year of relatively...
Oklahoma’s Supreme Court Says Oil Company Can Be Sued After Worker Injury or Death February 5, 2018 By Tim Talley The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that oil and natural gas companies can be sued when a worker is killed...
Registration for California Seismic Retrofit Grants Open February 5, 2018 Registration opened in January for eligible homeowners to receive grants of up to $3,000 for seismic retrofits of their older...
Texas AG Sues Tree Company Over Deadly, Damaging 2011 Wildfire February 5, 2018 Texas is suing a vegetation management company that it alleges caused the 2011 Bastrop County Complex Fire, the most destructive...
Coalition of Businesses Challenges Fee on Montana Workers’ Comp Assets February 5, 2018 A business coalition is asking a judge to stop state officials from imposing a fee on assets of Montana’s workers’...
Texas Town Reaches $10.4M Settlement in 2013 Fertilizer Plant Blast Suit February 5, 2018 A Central Texas town devastated by a 2013 fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 people, many of them emergency personnel,...
Vandal Causes Thousands of Dollars in Damage to ‘Field of Dreams’ Site in Iowa February 5, 2018 A vandal has caused thousands of dollars in damage to the Field of Dreams in Iowa by driving a vehicle...
2 Louisiana Businesses Earn Workers’ Comp Safety Awards January 22, 2018 The Louisiana Workforce Commission’s (LWC) Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration (OWCA) OSHA/Safety Consultation Section named R&R Home Care Inc. of...
Rates for Commercial Lines Up Slightly in Q4: IVANS January 22, 2018 The IVANS Index of premium rate renewals for the fourth quarter showed a slight rise in the average rate change...
New York State Employers Must Comply With New Paid Family Leave Law January 22, 2018 By Bennett Pine New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a phased-in system of paid family leave that...