State High Court Nixes Policy Cancellation Over ‘Ambiguous’ Communications January 4, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson An insurer failed to properly cancel a workers’ compensation policy because its multiple notices and other conduct were not “definite,...
Dartmouth Athletes End Unionization Bid Citing Labor Panel Shift to Republicans January 3, 2025 By Jimmy Golen The Dartmouth men’s basketball team on Tuesday dropped its attempt to unionize, abruptly ending a push to become the first...
Employer Owes Pay for Actual Changing, Showering Time, Not Its ‘Reasonable’ Estimate January 2, 2025 A Pennsylvania battery firm has been found responsible for paying $22.25 million in backpay to workers to cover the actual...
Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires New York’s Acumen Solutions January 2, 2025 Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA) announced the acquisition of Acumen Solutions Group LLC, a Melville, New York-based insurance agency. Founded in...
Judge Allows Lawsuit Claiming Poland Spring Water Is Not From a Spring January 2, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge in Connecticut refused to dismiss a long-running lawsuit accusing the former Nestle Waters North America of defrauding...
Giuliani Faces Contempt Hearing Over His Assets in Defamation Case January 2, 2025 By Larry Neumeister A federal judge is signaling that Rudy Giuliani’s contempt hearing on Friday might not end so well for the former...
After Steward Collapse, Massachusetts Aims to Prevent Future Health Care Failures January 2, 2025 The Massachusetts Legislature approved a bill Monday aimed at closing loopholes in the state’s health care market regulatory process exposed...
He Saved the Chocolates But Lost His Workers’ Compensation Insurance January 1, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson An employee who was injured when rescuing chocolate candies from the heat in his employer-owned delivery truck is not due...
Rhode Island Ransomware Attack Update: Some Stolen Data Posted to Dark Web December 31, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson As Rhode Island state officials feared would happen, hackers responsible for a ransomware attack on a popular state-administered benefits portal...
Man Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud Related to Fire at His Home December 31, 2024 A Vermont man has been charged with first degree arson and insurance fraud for allegedly setting fire to his own...