New York Court Rules NRA Must Undertake Reforms, Former Execs Must Pay Damages December 13, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The National Rifle Association (NRA) must reform its operations to conform with New York’s not-for-profit law and two of its...
Home Care Agency Owes $414K in Back Pay, Damages to 62 Workers Denied Overtime December 13, 2024 The U.S. Department of Labor reported it has obtained a consent judgment against a Philadelphia-area home healthcare agency and its...
Amazon Cites Safety for Slower Deliveries to 2 DC Low Income ZIP Codes December 13, 2024 By Haleluya Hadero The District of Columbia has sued Amazon, alleging the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents of...
Construction Firm Owner Sentenced for $2 Million Tax Evasion, Lying to OSHA December 13, 2024 A Massachusetts construction business owner was sentenced to 18 months in prison for an employment tax scheme and making a...
Jury Awards $10.6 Million in Wrongful Death Claim Against Tobacco Firm December 13, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The family of a woman who smoked cigarettes for decades and died at age 59 from lung cancer has won...
New York Considers Making Property Insurers Cover Taxi Claims Losses December 12, 2024 By Natalie Lung and Alexandre Rajbhandari New York is considering asking property and casualty insurers to cover the claims of insolvent taxi insurer American Transit Insurance...
Virginia Approves 12% Loss Cost Decrease for Workers’ Compensation December 12, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Virginia has approved a 12.0% loss cost decrease in the workers’ compensation voluntary market along with rate decreases in the...
Faulty Gas Fitting Caused Deadly Chocolate Factory Explosion: Safety Board December 12, 2024 By Michael Rubinkam Cascading failures involving a corroded steam pipe and a defective natural gas fitting caused a powerful explosion in 2023 at...
Uber Warns NYC Response to Insolvent Taxi Insurer Exposes Drivers December 11, 2024 By Natalie Lung Uber Technologies Inc. is asking New York City’s taxi regulator to reconsider proposed changes to commercial auto insurance requirements, saying...
Court Nixes Workers’ Compensation for ‘Light Beer’ Drinking UPS Driver December 11, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A United Parcel Service (UPS) driver who was intoxicated when he crashed his semi-trailer delivery truck has been denied workers’...