California’s Largest Wildfire Now 60% Contained August 10, 2022 California’s largest wildfire so far this year has so far burned more than 60,000 acres, but it is now 60%...
New York Court Nixes Injury Claim by Worker Who Fell Off Bucket August 10, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A laborer who fell and was injured after he stood on an inverted bucket to reach a cable has nobody...
FDA Says Possible Carcinogen Found in Some Merck Diabetes Drugs August 10, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday certain samples of sitagliptin, a compound in Merck’s diabetes drugs Januvia...
ESG’s ‘Social License’ Will Endure Even If the Letters Don’t August 10, 2022 By Tim Quinson It’s been a bumpy stretch for adherents of investment strategies based on environmental, social and governance data. Much has been...
Admiral Sees Cost of Motor Claims Running High in Britain and U.S. August 10, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones The cost of paying auto claims is running particularly high in Britain and the United States, insurer Admiral’s chief said...
Pennsylvania Releases List of Workers’ Compensation Scofflaws August 10, 2022 Pennsylvania officials have identified three dozen employers that are currently not carrying workers’ compensation insurance as required by state law....
Nebraska Recycling Company Fined $338,000 for OSHA Violations August 10, 2022 A 20-year-old worker’s attempt at clearing a jam in an industrial cardboard baler at a Grand Island, Nebraska waste disposal...
Ohio Bill Defines Work-From-Home Workers’ Comp Rule August 10, 2022 By Ezra Amacher An Ohio law set to go into effect next month amends workers’ compensation benefit requirements for employees who sustain an...
Litigation Funders Are Fueling a Rise in UK Class Actions August 10, 2022 By Katharine Gemmell Financiers are helping to fuel a rise in U.S.-style class-action lawsuits in the UK courts, lured by the promise of...
Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for St. Louis Flooding August 10, 2022 President Joe Biden approved Governor Mike Parson’s request August 8 for a major disaster declaration for Missouri in response to...