Vaccine Objections of Workers at Hanford in Washington Tossed May 18, 2022 A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by several hundred Hanford nuclear reservation and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory workers...
Popular Garlic Festival in California Canceled over Insurance, Pandemic April 26, 2022 This year’s edition of California’s beloved Gilroy Garlic Festival has been canceled and the annual event’s future is uncertain, organizers...
Smart & Final Paying for Egg Price Gouging in California During Pandemic April 7, 2022 Grocery chain Smart & Final has agreed to pay $175,000 in penalties to resolve allegations that the grocer engaged in...
New Chief at Pinnacol in Colorado Plans to Transform Hundred-Year-Old Carrier to Deal with Changing Workforce March 10, 2022 By Don Jergler John O’Donnell picked an interesting time to change jobs. The way the world works is radically changing, and just as...
Pandemic, Other Risks Weigh on Minds of Middle-Market Execs February 25, 2022 Most middle-market firms experienced a recovery following the height of disruptions caused by COVID-19 and remain mostly optimistic about the...
California Considers Giving 500K Fast Food Workers More Power February 4, 2022 By Don Thompson California’s more than half-million fast food workers would get increased power and protections under a first-in-the-nation measure approved by the...
Top 10 East Insurance Journal Stories of 2021 December 30, 2021 By Elizabeth Blosfield As 2021 comes to a close, Insurance Journal is looking back on its top stories of the year. In the...
California Preparing for Possible Winter Pandemic Surge November 12, 2021 By Stefanie Dazio and Don Thompson California has begun positioning equipment and locking in contracts with temporary health care workers in preparation for another possible winter...
California Orders 3 Insurers to Give Refunds for Those Who Drove Less During Pandemic October 6, 2021 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday directed three auto insurance companies to reimburse California drivers the excess premiums they...
California Justices Won’t Limit Governor’s Pandemic Powers August 13, 2021 By Don Thompson The California Supreme Court declined to consider reining in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency powers during the coronavirus pandemic, leaving in...