Slow Growth in Texas Workers’ Comp Claims: WCRI June 1, 2015 Workers’ compensation claims costs in Texas have grown relatively slowly over a five-year period, according to a recent Workers Compensation...
Suit Filed Over Oregon Worker Who Died After Using Bucket as Toilet June 1, 2015 Relatives of an Oregon worker who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while defecating in the back of a company truck...
Honesty the Best Policy with Food-Related Recalls June 1, 2015 By Denise Johnson While peanut butter and cantaloupe made news in recent years, ice cream is the latest item to be pulled off...
Beer Bikes Bill Advances in California Legislature June 1, 2015 California lawmakers have advanced a bill that would allow so-called beer bikes to operate on streets, but leaves cities to...
Oklahoma Governor Signs Public Adjuster Bill June 1, 2015 Oklahoma’s governor signed legislation proposed by the state insurance department that specifies certain required and prohibited actions of public adjusters....
Washington Hospital Joins ‘Superbug’ Suit Against Scope Maker June 1, 2015 A Seattle, Wash., hospital has joined a lawsuit against the manufacturer of endoscopy medical scopes linked to a “superbug” outbreak...
Texas Governor Signs Bill Preempting Cities’ Drilling Bans June 1, 2015 Texas’ governor has signed a measure that blocks municipalities and other local governments from regulating most oil and gas production...
California Court Says Staffing Agencies Can’t Self-Insure Workers’ Comp June 1, 2015 By Don Jergler A California Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s decision to exclude temporary staffing agencies from self-insuring for workers’ compensation,...
Florida Will Not Appeal Decision Favoring Deloitte in Poe Financial Collapse June 1, 2015 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) will not appeal the recent jury decision that found Deloitte & Touche not...
Family Sues Southern California Gym Over Dad’s Heart Attack June 1, 2015 A Los Angeles gym is facing a lawsuit from the three kids of a man who had a heart attack...