Trucking Can Be Deadly. And Not Just For Truckers.: Viewpoint February 28, 2020 By Justin Fox, Bloomberg Opinion Of the major industries for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported workplace fatality rates for 2018, truck transportation was...
Update on Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery February 28, 2020 By Danica Coto The newly appointed U.S. official charged with overseeing disaster recovery in Puerto Rico said this week that while the pace...
Insurtech: It’s not Just for Carriers Anymore February 28, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones Until recently, insurtech not only was perceived as a competitive threat to independent agents, there was little startup activity dedicated...
Missouri Senate Backs New Limits on Punitive Damages February 28, 2020 By David A. Lieb Missouri’s Republican-led Senate swiftly advanced a bill tightening standards for punitive damages in liability lawsuits after an all-night filibuster by...
Illinois Limousine Service to Pay $30K to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit February 28, 2020 M&M Limousine Service in Des Plaines, Ill., will pay a deaf job applicant $30,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination...
Arkema, Executives Accused of Failures in Chemical Fire at Texas Plant February 28, 2020 By Erwin Seba Jurors in the criminal case against the U.S. arm of a French company on Feb. 27 heard it routinely stored...
Georgia Charcoal Company Cited, Fined $339.7K for Safety Hazards at Missouri Plants February 28, 2020 Federal officials have cited a Georgia-based charcoal manufacturer for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at two Missouri plants....
Davis Named President of Texas’ Service Insurance Holdings February 28, 2020 Service Insurance Holdings, based in Austin, Texas, has made changes to its executive leadership team, completing a long-planned transition to...
California Worries About Drought and Wildfires Amid Dry Winter February 28, 2020 By Olga R. Rodriguez California officials are bracing for the potential of another drought and an early and more intense wildfire season amid a...
California Public Utilities Commission Fines PG&E $2.1B over Wildfires February 28, 2020 The California Public Utilities Commission has issued an administrative law judge decision imposing $2.137 billion in penalties against Pacific Gas...