Testing wells in a Maine town contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) and the chemicals may have traveled through well systems and drinking water, the state’s department of environmental protection found. Last month, the DEP said 10 Kittery homes will have …
Vermont businesses will see a rate decrease of 4.9% in workers’ compensation costs. The reduction will be effective on April 1, 2022, and is estimated to save Vermont employers more than $8 million in premiums over the next year. Gov. …
A municipality in New York may be held liable for wrongful action by an employee even though the employee was granted individual immunity. A police detective found liable by a jury for a false arrest was entitled to qualified immunity …
Women-only exercise areas in gyms and fitness clubs violate a state law banning discrimination based on gender, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The 6-0 decision written by Chief Justice Richard Robinson overturned a lower court ruling and an earlier …
A Massachusetts man seriously injured in a crash while a passenger in an Uber car is suing Uber and the driver for $63 million in damages. The suit accuses Uber of negligence in the hiring of the driver, who the …
The New York State Senate has voted to confirm Adrienne A. Harris as superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS). Harris, a former economic advisor to President Barack Obama, was nominated by Governor Kathy Hochul in …
Investigators are focusing on human error as the likely reason a train struck a car at a crossing in Massachusetts late last week, killing the 68-year-old driver. Roberta Sausville was killed Friday when her vehicle was struck in Wilmington by …
After an employee of a Watertown, Connecticut metal fabrication company was electrocuted on July 14, 2021 while repairing a portable water heater, an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that his employer, PM Engineered Solutions Inc., …
A man who stumbled along a street while carrying his own severed arm was saved by two public workers who saw him and happened to be trained in the use of tourniquets, authorities in Maine said. “It had to be …
Pennsylvania-based Element Risk Management has acquired two Pennsylvania insurance agencies and another in Virginia, The Pennsylvania agencies are W.S. Hoffman Insurance located in Phoenixville, and L&B Insurance and Financial Services, located in Collegeville. Element Risk also acquired Stoneburner-Carter Insurance, located …
