California Suspends 1.4M Virus Unemployment Claims January 8, 2021 California has frozen 1.4 million unemployment claims as it battles fraud in its massive coronavirus unemployment relief program, it was...
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Seattle Law Allowing Ridesharing Union April 7, 2017 By Gene Johnson A federal judge in Seattle, Wash. has temporarily blocked the city’s first-in-the-nation law allowing drivers of ridesharing companies such as...
Commission Rules Uber Drivers Employees, Not Contractors June 17, 2015 By Dan Levine and Sarah McBride A San Francisco-based driver for smartphone-based ride-hailing service Uber is an employee, not a contractor, according to a ruling by...
Ullico to Offer Policies through Alterra America January 14, 2013 Ullico Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Ullico Casualty Group, Inc., will begin writing and renewing multiemployer and government fiduciary...
California Labor Commissioner Files $1.6 Million Suit Seeking Wages for Ag Workers October 16, 2012 California Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su filed a $1.6 million lawsuit in Monterey County Superior Court on Tuesday against a...
Montana High Court Hears Hutterite Labor Case April 27, 2012 By Matt Volz The Montana Supreme Court did not immediately rule after hearing competing arguments from a Hutterite colony and the state on...
Nonresident Workers in California Are Subject to California Overtime July 11, 2011 By Patricia-Anne Tom California’s overtime requirements apply to work performed in California by non-residents, the state Supreme Court has decided, effectively expanding the...
Workplace Deaths Rise in North Carolina; Overall Injury Rate Drops January 19, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson There were 48 fatal workplace accidents in North Carolina in 2010, a tally that is up from 34 in the...