Report: Four-in-10 California Workers’ Comp Claims from Workers with Less Than a Year of Tenure April 4, 2024 Roughly four-in-10 workers’ compensation claims come from workers with less than one year of tenure, a new report from the...
Phoenix Ordinance Adds Rules to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat April 3, 2024 With hundreds of heat related deaths in and around Phoenix, Arizona last year, a new city ordinance has taken a...
People Moves: USG Names Chen Associate Producer/Broker; Christensen Appointed WCF CHRO as McFarland Retires April 3, 2024 USG Hires Chen as Associate Producer/Broker USG Insurance Services, Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, hired Calvin Chen as an associate...
Takeaways from Our Conversation on ‘Fine Lines’ Cannabis Brokers and Operators Should Keep an Eye on April 3, 2024 By Don Jergler The devil is always in the details, and if you’re a cannabis business with a lot of product and cash...
California Green City Backers Advance Landowner Legal Fight April 2, 2024 A company that bought property for a group of tech billionaires trying to build a sustainable city in northern California...
Strippers’ Bill of Rights in Washington Includes Safer Working Conditions April 2, 2024 Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers’ bill of rights, which advocates say includes the most comprehensive statewide protections...
Hawaii Says 30 Lahaina Fire Survivors Are Moving Into Housing Daily But 3K Still in Hotels April 2, 2024 By Audrey McAvoy Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said some 3,000 people displaced by Lahaina’s wildfires are still living in hotels more than seven...
New $20 Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers in California Began Monday April 1, 2024 By Terry Chea and Adam Beam Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour began Monday, when a new law...
Bird Flu Found in Michigan, Idaho Cows as Virus Spreads in US April 1, 2024 By Alastair Marsh Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been discovered in dairy herds in Michigan and Idaho, indicating the virus is spreading into...
Oregon OSHA Fines Bend Contractor $103K for Repeated Fall Protection Violations April 1, 2024 The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Bend construction company $103,438 for repeatedly violating a requirement to provide...