New Indiana State Law Bans Use of Handheld Phone While Driving July 2, 2020 By Tom Davies Using a handheld cellphone while driving is now illegal on Indiana roads under a new state law that took effect...
USI Closes Acquisition of Associated Benefits & Risk Consulting July 2, 2020 USI Insurance Services (USI), headquartered in Valhalla, N.Y., has completed its acquisition of Associated Benefits & Risk Consulting (ABRC) from...
Flooding in Western Wisconsin Causes Evacuations, Rescues July 1, 2020 Some residents of a western Wisconsin village hit hard by hours of torrential rain were evacuated from their homes as...
Textron Aviation Cited for 2019 Explosion at Kansas Site July 1, 2020 Federal regulators have cited aircraft maker Textron Aviation for a December 2019 explosion that injured 15 workers at its Wichita,...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Pinnacle Insurance Group of Indiana July 1, 2020 World Insurance Associates LLC (WIA) has acquired Pinnacle Insurance Group of Indiana. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since...
Missouri Contractor Fined $224K after Trench Collapse, Employee Injuries June 30, 2020 A Missouri contractor has been cited by federal workplace safety officials for trenching and excavation violations after an employee suffered...
Chicago Staffing Companies to Pay $568.5K in Race, Sex Discrimination Suit June 30, 2020 Federal employment officials say two Chicago-based staffing companies will pay $568,500 to resolve a race and sex discrimination lawsuit. In...
Phone Use While Driving a 1st Offence in South Dakota on July 1 June 30, 2020 Drivers in South Dakota who use their cellphones can be pulled over and ticketed purely for that offense starting July...
Indiana Woman Gets 3-Year Sentence for $540K Theft from Employer June 29, 2020 An Indianapolis woman has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than a...
Families of 3 Deceased Workers Sue Tyson Over Iowa Virus Outbreak June 29, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley The families of three workers who died after contracting the coronavirus in an Iowa meat plant outbreak sued Tyson Foods...