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Less Worker Deaths Investigated by Labor Department’s OSHA in FY 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said its enforcement has led to fewer workers dying. OSHA, a part of the Department of Labor, said it investigated 826 worker deaths in fiscal year 2024. This is an 11% reduction from 928 …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 6:09 AM |
People Moves: Zurich Names Bernard Head of Industry Practices for US Middle Market; FM Promotes Hodge to COO
Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, promoted Stan Bernard to head of industry practices for U.S. Middle Market. Bernard succeeds Lynn Zeitler, who is retiring in December after 31 years with Zurich. Bernard, who is based in Maryland, has …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 6:08 AM |
Ford Hit With Near-Record $165 Million Penalty on Recall Failure
Ford Motor Co. agreed to a $165 million civil penalty to settle allegations the company failed to recall cars with defective rearview cameras in a timely manner, the second-largest fine ever levied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Ford …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 6:03 AM |
Emerald Bay Launches Co-Op and Condo Casualty Program with Vanderbilt Properties
Underwriting carrier Emerald Bay Risk Solutions announced a partnership with Vanderbilt Properties Associates, Inc., a risk purchasing group comprising a large portfolio of high-end residential and commercial real estate properties as its members, to launch its inaugural casualty program. The …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 6:00 AM |
Judge Sets April Trial Date for Palin’s Libel Claim Against New York Times
A federal judge set an April retrial date on Tuesday for Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times, even as lawyers on both sides for the first time said they hope to engage in talks to settle the …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 6:00 AM |
US Alleges Contractor Denied Workers Wages, Threatened Deportation If They Complained
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed suit to recover back wages, liquidated damages, punitive damages and injunctive relief from a Tonawanda, New York construction contractor that allegedly underpaid employees and tried to have employees who complained deported by …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 6:00 AM |
Washington Workers’ Comp Scam Exposed by Gym Trips
A Washington man is being charged in a felony in a $28,000 workers’ compensation scam after a trip the gym seemingly exposed him. Omid Mohammadi Dashti, 41, of Renton, was charged with one count of first-degree theft. He’s accused of …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 6:00 AM |
World’s Largest Active Volcano Mauna Loa Showed Telltale Warning Signs Before Erupting in 2022
Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale signs. That happened two years ago with the world’s largest active volcano. About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of glowing …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 6:00 AM |
Michigan Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Police in 2020 Custody Death Lawsuit
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of police and dismissed a lawsuit alleging negligence in the 2020 death of a woman who was in custody in suburban Detroit. There wasn’t enough evidence to let a jury decide …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 5:33 AM |
Jury Awards Baltimore $266 Million in Damages After Opioid Trial
A jury has awarded the city of Baltimore $266 million in damages in its suit against pharmaceutical firms McKesson and AmerisourceBergen for their part in the city’s opioid epidemic. With the jury award, the city has notched another win for …
POSTED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 2:11 AM |
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