New York City Subway Flood-Protection Projects Behind Schedule, Audit Says October 5, 2023 By Michelle Kaske Some projects designed to make New York City’s transit system more resilient in severe weather are behind schedule or over...
People Moves: Risk Strategies Adds Bussiere; Pie Insurance Appoints Foglietta as CFO; Palisades Expands Leadership Team October 4, 2023 Risk Strategies Names Bussiere Commercial Lines Leader, New York Region Risk Strategies, headquartered in Boston, Mass., appointed Margaret Bussiere as...
Subcontractors Working Too Close to High Voltage Power Lines Draws OSHA Action October 4, 2023 The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into a settlement agreement with a New Jersey building contractor who allowed its...
Army Officer Pepper-Sprayed During Traffic Stop Seeks New Trial Against Police October 4, 2023 By Denise Lavoie A U.S. Army lieutenant who was struck, pepper-sprayed and handcuffed during a traffic stop in Virginia asked a federal appeals...
Nooses Found at Construction Site Lead to Lawsuit Against Amazon, Contractors October 3, 2023 By Dave Collins Five Black and Hispanic electricians who felt threatened when several nooses were found at an Amazon warehouse construction site in...
Pennsylvania Borough Settles Lawsuits Over Shooting at High School for $11M October 3, 2023 An $11 million settlement has been reached in federal lawsuits over police gunfire outside a high school football game near...
Injured Worker Compensated in Rhode Island Barred From Suing in Massachusetts October 3, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson An injured worker who collects workers’ compensation in Rhode Island cannot sue his employer in Massachusetts, according to a ruling...
Eli Lilly Settles New Jersey Whistleblower Allegations Over Manufacturing Practices October 3, 2023 By Dan Levine and Marisa Taylor Eli Lilly and Co. and a former employee agreed to settle a lawsuit in which the worker claimed she was...
Trump Trial on Business Fraud Charges to Begin Today in New York October 2, 2023 By Michael R. Sisak An appeals court Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s...
New York Drying Out After Soaking by Record Rainfall October 2, 2023 By Bobby Caina Calvan, Jennifer Peltz and JAKE OFFENHARTZ New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city...