Friend or Foe? Texas Open-Carry Law a Challenge for Police July 12, 2016 By Lisa Marie Pane Gun-rights activists, some of them wearing camouflage and military-style gear and openly toting rifles and handguns, marched alongside the hundreds...
Social Services Safety Group Gets $867K Texas Mutual Dividend July 7, 2016 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has awarded a dividend of $866,958 to the Social Services Agencies of Texas workers’ compensation safety...
SFM Mutual Insurance Acquires Minnesota’s Barrier Free Access July 7, 2016 SFM Mutual Insurance Co., a Midwest regional workers’ compensation insurer, has acquired Barrier Free Access, a Byron, Minn.-based provider of...
Michigan Packaging Company Fined Nearly $250K for Safety Violations July 7, 2016 The state says a packaging company in suburban Detroit is being fined nearly $250,000 for alleged worker safety violations. The...
North Dakota Adopts Rules Aimed at Oil Industry Spill Reduction June 30, 2016 North Dakota regulators have adopted new rules aimed at reducing spills by the oil industry. The state Industrial Commission approved...
Church Mutual, Insight Worldwide Partner on Pre-Employment Screening June 17, 2016 Merrill, Wis.-based Church Mutual Insurance Co. announced it has partnered with Insight Worldwide to offer access to pre-employment screening for...
Indiana Mom Seeks Helmet, Safety Law After Daughter’s ATV Death June 14, 2016 The mother of an Indiana girl who died in an all-terrain vehicle crash has started a nonprofit foundation in partnership...
Arkansas Emergency Official Likes FEMA’s Disaster Deductible Proposal June 8, 2016 Arkansas’ emergency management director said he favors a proposal from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that gives states disaster “deductibles”...
NBA’s Thunder Among Groups Opposing Oklahoma Gun Bills April 22, 2016 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press Firearms bills to allow most Oklahoma adults to openly carry guns without any training or background checks have led to...
Motorcycle Helmet Repeal Bill Defeated in Louisiana House April 22, 2016 A bid to repeal Louisiana’s motorcycle helmet requirement narrowly failed in the state House. House Bill 337 fell shy of...