Appeals Court Rules Firing Over Sexual Orientation Is Illegal February 26, 2018 By Jeff Green, Josh Eidelson, Bob Van Voris and Erik Larson Gay workers and their corporate supporters won a legal victory over the Trump administration as a federal appeals court ruled...
Record Number of Californians Applied for Earthquake Retrofit Grants February 26, 2018 The Earthquake Brace + Bolt program closed its latest registration with more than 7,500 California homeowners applying for 2,000 retrofit...
EPIC Adds Edwards, Palmer to Risk Management Team in Houston February 26, 2018 San Francisco-based EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has added veteran Maurice (Moe) Edwards and Walter Palmer to its team of...
Home Improvement, Imposter Scams Top Iowa 2017 Complaint List February 26, 2018 While home improvement troubles topped the list of complaints consumers filed with the Iowa Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division in...
Corps Says Agency Did Work to Inform Public on Harvey Flood Risk February 26, 2018 By Juan A. Lozano The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Feb. 23 that leading up to and during Hurricane Harvey it “worked...
Iowa Father and Son Sentenced in Grinnell Mutual Insurance Fraud Case February 26, 2018 A father and son were sentenced in early February in a case involving insurance fraud perpetrated against Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance...
Outlooks Revised to Positive for Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual February 26, 2018 A.M. Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and...
Ratings Assigned to Wisconsin’s JM Specialty Insurance February 26, 2018 A.M. Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A+ (Superior) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “aa-” to...
Oregon Court Upholds $60K in Damages for Woman With Service Dogs February 26, 2018 The Oregon Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that the owner of a Eugene convenience store must continue to pay...
California Looking for Balancing Act for Harassment Discipline February 26, 2018 By Jonathan J. Cooper California Sen. Tony Mendoza’s resignation this week spared his fellow lawmakers from a difficult decision about appropriate punishment after an...