Idaho Company Hit With Fine Following Tree-Trimming Death August 22, 2019 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined an Idaho tree-trimming company after an employee was killed and another was...
California State Fund Declares $105M Dividend for Workers’ Comp Policyholders August 22, 2019 The board of California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund announced plans to distribute a $105 million dividend to qualifying policyholders with...
Do Cannabis or Alcohol Taxes Have Higher Upside for Society? August 22, 2019 By Don Jergler Which helps society more? Alcohol or cannabis. That sounds like a funny question, but it may be an important one...
Guy Carpenter Tapped for California Wildfire Fund Reinsurance Program August 22, 2019 Guy Carpenter & Company LLC has been named the sole reinsurance intermediary for the newly formed California Wildfire Fund, which...
Planned Parenthood Arizona Worker Awarded $3M August 22, 2019 A former Planned Parenthood Arizona employee who claimed she was wrongfully fired after she reported unsafe medical practices has been...
Los Angeles Opera Taps Lawyer to Head Placido Domingo Sex Harassment Probe August 21, 2019 Los Angeles Opera said it will immediately open a “thorough and independent investigation” into allegations of sexual harassment against the...
Wildfires Making Insurance Harder to Find, California Department of Insurance Says August 21, 2019 By Don Jergler Severe wildfire seasons have made it harder for homeowners to find insurance in high wildfire-risk areas, according to new data...
Pacific Northwest Earthquake-Warning System Gets Funding Boost August 21, 2019 The U.S. Geological Survey is greatly increasing funding for the region’s seismic network, putting it on track to send public...
Former L.A. Times Columnist Awarded Nearly $15.5M for Age Discrimination August 21, 2019 A jury has awarded nearly $15.5 million to a former sports columnist for The Los Angeles Times who said he...
Lawsuit Accuses Oregon Group of Falsely Advertising Dairy Products August 21, 2019 A class-action lawsuit claims that an Oregon creamery association falsely advertises the source of its milk, a report said. The...