Washington’s Minimum Wage to Reach $13.69, Will Also Impact OT and Salaried Execs September 30, 2020 Washington’s minimum wage will increase to $13.69 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2021. The change is significant this year because...
Cal/OSHA Issues Citations to Grocery Stores for COVID-19 Violations September 30, 2020 Cal/OSHA has cited five grocery stores in Southern California for failing to protect their employees from COVID-19. The retailers were...
New California Law Comes From Crash That Killed Kobe Bryant September 30, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved legislation prompted by the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight other people that...
Report: Nearly 2M Homes at Elevated Risk of Wildfire September 30, 2020 Nearly 2 million homes, mostly in the Western U.S., with a rebuilding value of more than $638 billion are at...
Worker’s Compensation Rates to Decrease in Idaho for 2021 September 29, 2020 A proposal for a 1.7% overall rate decrease to Idaho workers’ compensation insurance, effective Jan. 1, 2021, has been approved...
Online Platform Kin Insurance Expanding to California September 29, 2020 Kin Insurance announced it will begin serving California with its online platform to enable homeowners to obtain insurance quotes, customize...
Family of Arizona Man Killed in Police Shooting Files $950K Claim September 29, 2020 The family of a Buckeye man who died in a shooting six months ago has filed a nearly $1 million...
Oregon Insurance Division Issues Amended Wildfire Emergency Order September 28, 2020 The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services’ Division of Financial Regulation has issued an amended wildfire emergency order. The...
California Ban on Fracking by 2024 Criticized as Too Late September 28, 2020 By Don Thompson California Gov. Gavin Newsom moved Wednesday to end issuing new hydraulic fracturing permits by 2024, a delay criticized by many...
Report: COVID-19 Accounts for 1-in-9 California Workers’ Comp Claims in 2020 September 28, 2020 The California workers’ compensation COVID-19 claim count continued to grow in August, albeit at a much slower rate than in...