Ohio Settles Lawsuit With Chemical Companies For $110 Million Over PFAS Contamination December 1, 2023 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. (AP) – The DuPont Co. and two spin-off firms will pay $110 million to the state of Ohio...
Black Employees File Federal Lawsuit Against Chicago Utility, Alleging Discrimination and Unsafe Working Conditions December 1, 2023 CHICAGO (AP) – A group of current and former employees at a Chicago utility have filed a federal lawsuit alleging...
Minneapolis Stores Sue City Over Neglect and Decreased Business in George Floyd Square December 1, 2023 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Several stores at the location where George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police in 2020 have sued...
Missouri Employers Will See Reduced Workers’ Compensation Rates in 2024 November 30, 2023 The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance said that employers should see a reduction in workers’ compensation rates in 2024,...
Former Owner of Collapsed Michigan Dam Faces $120 Million Judgment for Environmental Damage November 30, 2023 By Ed White DETROIT (AP) – The former owner of a Michigan dam is on the hook for roughly $120 million sought by...
Wisconsin Roofing Contractor Faces $180K in Fines For Repeated Safety Violations November 29, 2023 After an Overhead Solutions LLC manager attended an on-site training discussion on fall hazards on May 25, 2023, federal workplace...
Michigan Joins Four Other States in Requiring 100% Carbon-Free Energy by 2040 November 29, 2023 By Joey Cappelletti LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan is on the verge of implementing one of the nation’s most ambitious clean energy mandates,...
People Moves: Alliant Hires Jensen in St. Louis November 28, 2023 Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., hired Morgan Jensen as vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Based in...
Five Killed in Ohio Mobile Home Fire on Thanksgiving November 28, 2023 ATHENS, Ohio (AP) – Five people, including two children, were killed in a mobile home fire in Ohio on Thanksgiving...
Shipping Container Explosion in Nebraska Railyard Raises Questions About Loading Procedures for Hazardous Materials November 28, 2023 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Federal inspectors have twice found hundreds of defects in the locomotives and railcars Union Pacific uses...