Family Accuses Texas School District of Violating Anti-Discrimination Law with Dreadlocks Suspension September 22, 2023 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) – The debate over whether a Black high school student in Texas should be serving in-school suspension for...
Texas Manufactured Homes Company Faces Lawsuit for Alleged Racial Harassment in the Workplace September 21, 2023 A Texas manufactured homes company was sued for subjecting an employee to a hostile work environment after learning learning of...
Risk Strategies Acquires Texas’ orchestrateHR Inc. September 21, 2023 Risk Strategies, announced that it has acquired human resources and employee benefits specialist orchestrateHR Inc. and its affiliate, Ebenconcepts Company...
People Moves: Alliant Hires Montgomery as VP, Employee Benefits Group September 20, 2023 Alliant Insurance Services Hires Montgomery as VP, Employee Benefits Group Brian Montgomery has joined Alliant Insurance Services as vice president...
Texas Universities Grapple with Implementation of Controversial DEI Ban September 20, 2023 By Caroline Wilburn The Texas A&M University System issued staff guidance earlier this month on how to comply with the state’s ban on...
Houston Contractor Exposed Workers to Falls, Electrical Hazards, and Amputations, U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds September 19, 2023 A U.S. Department of Labor workplace safety investigation has found that a Houston-based contractor willfully and repeatedly exposed its workers...
Louisiana Battling Unprecedented Wildfire Season Amidst Record Heat and Drought September 19, 2023 By Sara Cline BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Louisiana, typically one of the wettest states in the country, is on fire. In communities...
Louisiana Prisoner Suit Claims They’re Forced to Endure Dangerous Conditions at Prison Farm September 18, 2023 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Men incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary filed a class-action lawsuit Saturday, contending they have been...
Louisiana, 9 Other States Ask Federal Judge to Block Increases in National Flood Insurance Program September 18, 2023 By Kevin McGill NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Increases in federal flood insurance premiums that are projected to surpass 700% over the coming years...
Pemberton to Chair Oklahoma Senate Insurance Committee September 15, 2023 Oklahoma Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, a Republican, announced the appointment of Sen. Dewayne Pemberton, R-Muskogee, as the chairman of...