Firefighters Increase Containment on California Wildfire Now at 599 Square Miles July 30, 2024 Containment has increased on a fire that exploded in size and in a few days became California’s sixth largest wildfire,...
Fires in The West Are Becoming Ever Bigger, Consuming. Why and What Can Be Done? July 30, 2024 By Heather Hollingsowrth Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for...
California Workers’ Comp Report Shows ‘Relatively Stable’ System Post-Pandemic July 30, 2024 The California workers’ compensation system has been relatively stable in the post-pandemic era, as premium levels rose by 1% in...
California Wildfire Grows to 575 Square Miles, Destroying at Least 100 Structures July 29, 2024 At least 100 structures have been destroyed and roughly 4,200 more are being threatened by the Park Fire, near Chico,...
Amazon Says Washington State Injury Case Has Been Dismissed July 29, 2024 By Spencer Soper A case alleging that Amazon.com Inc. exposed warehouse workers to injuries has been dismissed for lack of evidence, the company...
Bayer’s Monsanto to Pay $160M to Resolve Seattle’s PCB Contamination Lawsuit July 29, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Monsanto will pay $160 million to settle a lawsuit by the city of Seattle that accused the unit of Germany’s...
California Commissioner Announces FAIR Plan Modernization Deal July 26, 2024 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said on Friday that he and the California Fair Plan have agreed to establishing a...
California Wildfire Continues to Spread Rapidly to 164K Acres July 26, 2024 A massive wildfire in Northern California has destroyed an undetermined number of buildings and is threatening thousands or properties, prompting...
California Indoor Worker Heat Protections OK’d and in Effect July 26, 2024 California’s indoor heat protections were approved and went into effect this week. The rules apply to most indoor workplaces. Employers...
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash Prevail in California Gig-Worker Ruling July 25, 2024 By Natalie Lung Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. can keep classifying California drivers as independent contractors, after the state’s top court said...