Connecticut High Court Rejects Workers’ Injury Suit Against Contractor August 22, 2016 By Dave Collins Two workers injured in a power plant explosion that killed six other people in 2010 cannot sue a contractor for...
Is Your Website Accessible for Users with Visual Disabilities? August 22, 2016 By Mark Brault Employers are getting sued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because their websites are not accessible for individuals with...
North Dakota Lawmaker: Where’s the Reserve in Workers’ Comp Opt-Out Plans? August 22, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones A state representative from North Dakota, who serves on the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Committee at the National Conference of Insurance...
Is Education the Key to Unlocking the Next Generation of Talent? August 22, 2016 By David Coons The insurance talent crisis is here. Thanks to an aging workforce, an impending wave of retirements and an increasingly shallow...
Business-Backed Group Pushes for Workers’ Comp Alternative in Illinois August 22, 2016 By Stephanie K. Jones An Illinois think tank has published a report expressing support for a workers’ compensation opt-out system in that state, saying...
North Dakota Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Oilfield Death Lawsuit August 22, 2016 An appeals court has upheld a judge’s decision to throw out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of...
‘Star Trek’ Actor’s Family Sues Fiat Chrysler in California over Rollaway Death August 22, 2016 The parents of the late “Star Trek” movie actor Anton Yelchin sued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV for negligence and product...
Mysterious Liquid Goop in Oregon Parking Garage Behind Lawsuit August 22, 2016 A Portland, Ore., woman has filed a $10,000 lawsuit against a parking garage owner after alleging that a mysterious liquid...
Oregon University Confidently Building $50M Center in Tsunami Zone August 22, 2016 Oregon State University is moving ahead with plans to build a $50 million expansion to house its marine science initiative...
Estimated Cost of Southern California Gas Leak Reaches $717M August 22, 2016 Southern California Gas Co. reported that costs related to the massive leak of natural gas from its Aliso Canyon storage...