California Seeing More Wildfires as Drought Intensifies May 26, 2021 By Don Thompson As California sinks deeper into drought it already has had more than 900 additional wildfires than at this point in...
Western U.S. Wildfires Have Made Insurance for Contractors a Tough Buy May 25, 2021 By Don Jergler Things look bad with California’s ever-sooner wildfire season seemingly approaching and what’s shaping up to be a severe drought across...
California Aiming to Ease Virus Rules for Workers in Mid-June May 25, 2021 By Don Thompson California workforce regulators will aim for a mid-June easing of workplace mask and social distancing requirements to conform with a...
Earthquake Hits Beneath South Flank of Hawaii Volcano May 25, 2021 A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Sunday beneath the south flank of Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii, the U.S....
Former Washington Logger Charged in Nearly $300K Workers’ Comp Scam May 25, 2021 A Cowlitz County, Wash., man stands accused of faking injuries to collect nearly $300,000 in workers’ compensation benefits. James Joseph...
Cal/OSHA Cites Foster Farms, Staffing Agencies for COVID-19 Violations May 24, 2021 Cal/OSHA has cited Foster Poultry Farms Inc. in Livingston, Calif., and four staffing agencies for not protecting workers from COVID-19....
California’s Harsh EPLI Landscape Made Worse by COVID May 24, 2021 By Don Jergler It’s common knowledge that the employee practices liability insurance arena nationwide has been unfriendly to buyers. Earlier this year, a...
Oregon Among Blue States Slow to Lift Virus Restrictions May 24, 2021 By Sara Cline The sand was packed on a recent sunny day at this upscale beach town on Oregon’s coast, but signs of...
Family Sues After Police in Hawaii over Fatal Shooting of 16-Year-Old May 24, 2021 By Audrey McAvoy The family of a 16-year-old boy fatally shot by Honolulu police last month sued the city and unidentified police officers...
15 Military Families in Washington Sue Private Company Over Housing Conditions May 24, 2021 Fifteen military families have filed a lawsuit against a private company that manages housing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington...