Decision in Uber Employee vs. Contractor Suit Cuts Driver Bargaining Power September 25, 2018 By Don Jergler Uber drivers seeking pay and benefits like those employees get were handed a big defeat by the 9th Circuit Court...
Majesco Appoints Elster as CEO; Mehta Becomes Chairman September 25, 2018 Insurance software and consulting firm Majesco has appointed Adam Elster as chief executive officer, effective October 1, 2018. The company...
Florence Impact on Insurers Tempered by Mostly Uninsured Flood Losses September 25, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Insurance industry losses from Hurricane Florence, which hit the Carolinas mid-September as a Category 1 storm, will be manageable and...
Chubb Appoints Barziza to Lead North American Property Claims September 25, 2018 Chubb has appointed Tim Barziza as head of its North American Property Claims. In this role, Barziza will be responsible...
Employers Providing Paid Family Leave Qualify for Tax Credit September 25, 2018 The Treasury Department announced that as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, eligible employers who provide paid...
Judge Signals Trump’s Tweet Over Stormy Daniels Is Free Speech, Not Libel September 25, 2018 By Edvard Pettersson and Erik Larson Stormy Daniels’s libel lawsuit over a tweet by Donald Trump looks to be doomed after a judge said the president...
NBA Chief Urges Teams to Adopt New Workplace Policies for Women September 25, 2018 By Tim Reynolds National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver wants all teams to hire more women, especially in leadership and supervisory positions,...
AXIS Insurance, DUAL North America Partner on Environmental Risk Program September 24, 2018 AXIS Insurance, the insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, has partnered with DUAL North America, the underwriting arm...
U.S. Lawsuit Accuses Walmart of Bias Against Pregnant Employees September 24, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson Walmart is again being accused of violating federal law by failing to accommodate workers’ pregnancy-related medical restrictions. According to a...
Lawnmower Injuries Remain Source of Serious Injury and High Costs September 24, 2018 Lawnmower injuries persists at a rate of close to 6,400 a year, most of them requiring surgery and hospitalization, and...