Madrid Court Rules Deliveroo Food-Delivery Couriers Are Employees, Not Freelancers July 24, 2019 A Madrid court ruled on Tuesday that couriers for online food delivery group Deliveroo are company employees, not just freelancers,...
Missouri Contractor Faces $212K in Penalties Over Trench Hazards July 24, 2019 Federal workplace safety officials have cited a Missouri contractor for exposing employees to trench engulfment hazards and imposed more than...
Flood-Hit Midwest Businesses Struggle to Bring Customers Back July 24, 2019 Some Nebraska and Iowa businesses are still struggling to recover from flooding that damaged their properties or otherwise kept customers...
Oklahoma Manufacturer Cited, Fined $187K for Serious Workplace Hazards July 24, 2019 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited HE&M Inc., a Pryor, Oklahoma-based metalworking band...
Surety Specialists Feighl, Hohlt Join EPIC in Houston July 24, 2019 San Francisco-based EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has added...
Ensurance Expands Terrorism, Sabotage Coverage to US; Hires 2 New Underwriters July 24, 2019 Ensurance, the specialist MGA and Lloyd’s of London Coverholder, has launched a new terrorism and sabotage insurance offering for the...
J.M. Wilson Promotes Tucker-Lorenz to Surety Underwriter in Indiana July 24, 2019 J.M. Wilson has promoted Shelly Tucker-Lorenz to surety underwriter in its Carmel, Indiana, office. With this new role, she is...
EEOC Sues McDonald’s Over Religious Discrimination Against Florida Job Applicant July 24, 2019 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sued the owner of multiple McDonald’s restaurants in Central Florida for violating...
Congress Passes Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund July 24, 2019 By Laura Litvan The U.S. Senate voted to replenish a fund that provides lifelong medical help and other compensation for firefighters, police officers...
Roundup Not Only Monsanto Legal Woe For Bayer; PCB Claims Still Coming July 24, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Tim Loh The widening legal nightmare over Roundup weedkillers isn’t the only potential multi-billion-dollar liability Bayer AG inherited last year when it...