A Washington timber company was fined $114,300 for reportedly violating state and federal child labor regulations. The violations involve a 17-year-old worker, who was reportedly injured while working on one of MVR Timber Cutting Company’s logging operations. The Washington State …
The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request. The court voted 5-4, with conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch joining the three liberal justices in …
A group of California lawmakers along with the Consumer Federation of California is pushing a six-bill “junk/hidden fees package” that proponents say will protect consumers from deceptive pricing and add-on fees in a wide range of industries. According to the …
Millions of California insurance consumers are being adversely affected and incurring higher costs of insurance due to the malfunctioning insurance regulatory system in California. Moreover, the broken regulatory environment is undermining, and in some cases, threatening to destroy, independent insurance …
Recent action by California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be of real interest to insurance agents and brokers doing business in the Golden State. With a swipe of his pen, Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1242, written by the Senate …
A manufacturing company that works with dangerous chemicals in Moses Lake, Washington, faces $192,620 in fines for 46 serious and 17 general safety and health violations. Two Rivers Terminal LLC formulates products for agricultural fertilizer, airports, pulp and paper, and …
The Biden administration on Monday proposed offshore drilling safety measures that it said would help prevent oil spills and protect workers and the environment. The proposal aims to restore safety provisions put in place by the Obama administration in 2016 …
The Georgia insurance commissioner is proposing a wide range of rule changes for insurance and fire safety. A hearing will be held Nov. 22, and written comments can be submitted by Nov. 15, the office said in a bulletin. Most …
Companies looking to mine copper, gold and silver in Wisconsin will face dramatically higher costs and have to work around an extensive list of off-limit areas under new rules the state Department of Natural Resources policy board overwhelmingly approved this …
Airbnb faces tightening regulations in New York City that could take a big bite out of its profits, and on Wednesday the short-term rental company offered a counter-measure designed to appease hostile politicians: a $10 million contribution to charities. At …
