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Wisconsin Roofing Contractor Faces $180K in Fines For Repeated Safety Violations
After an Overhead Solutions LLC manager attended an on-site training discussion on fall hazards on May 25, 2023, federal workplace safety inspectors observed the company’s employees working about 30 feet above ground on a Menasha apartment complex roof without adequate …
POSTED NOVEMBER 29, 2023 5:57 PM |
People Moves: Markel Appoints Howden’s Woodhouse for War and Terrorism Team; Costero Brokers Taps Marsh’s Olley as Cyber Divisional Director
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Markel and Costero Brokers. A summary of these new hires follows here. Markel Appoints Howden’s Woodhouse for War and Terrorism Team Markel, the insurance operation of Markel Group Inc., has named …
POSTED NOVEMBER 29, 2023 5:44 PM |
Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Gerald Grimes Passes Away at 82
Former Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Gerald Grimes passed away this month at the age of 82. Grimes was appointed as Oklahoma’s Eighth Insurance Commissioner in 1975. He served in the role for 16 years. Grimes was born in the Capitol Hill …
POSTED NOVEMBER 29, 2023 5:42 PM |
Texas CEO and His 2 Children Were Among 4 Killed in Highway Crash Before Thanksgiving
ROUND MOUNTAIN, Texas (AP) – The CEO of a construction company and his two young children were among four people killed the day before Thanksgiving in a three- vehicle crash that was still being investigated Monday. Zach Muckleroy, 44, head …
POSTED NOVEMBER 29, 2023 5:23 PM |
Michigan Joins Four Other States in Requiring 100% Carbon-Free Energy by 2040
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan is on the verge of implementing one of the nation’s most ambitious clean energy mandates, aiming to be carbon-free by 2040 in what is a pivotal test of the Democrats’ environmental goals in a state …
POSTED NOVEMBER 29, 2023 5:11 PM |
CFC Executives Walsh and Newman to Step Down After Lloyd’s Misconduct Probe
CFC, the London-based managing general agent, announced that its founder and group CEO, David Walsh, and Graeme Newman, CEO of CFC Underwriting, will be exiting the company following the completion of an investigation by Lloyd’s into allegations of non-financial misconduct. …
POSTED NOVEMBER 29, 2023 5:01 PM |
Florida Injury Attorney Begins Prison Time for Defrauding Former Players in NFL Lawsuit
A Florida injury attorney who led a class-action lawsuit on behalf of former NFL players, then defrauded his clients out of millions of dollars, is in federal prison after he was sentenced to 14 years. Phillip Timothy Howard, 62, who …
POSTED NOVEMBER 29, 2023 4:01 PM |
Alleged Leader of Multi-State Auto Fraud Ring Arrested in Florida After 4 Years in Hiding
A Washington State man, on the lam for four years and wanted in connection with $6 million in auto insurance fraud schemes and staged accidents across the country, has been arrested in Florida. The U.S. Marshals Service reported that William …
POSTED NOVEMBER 29, 2023 3:37 PM |
Thick Fog Likely Caused 30-Vehicle Collision on Idaho Interstate, Police Say
A thick layer of fog is believed to have caused a roughly 30-vehicle collision on an Idaho interstate, state police said. The collision occurred Monday morning on eastbound Interstate 86, near milepost 56, west of Pocatello, near the Pocatello Regional …
POSTED NOVEMBER 29, 2023 2:54 PM |
Woman Sues Restaurant Claiming She Found Piece of Human Finger in Chopped Salad
When Alison Cozzi was eating the salad, she sensed something wasn’t right. It did not take long for her to realize that she was chewing on a portion of a human finger that had been mixed into the salad. It …
POSTED NOVEMBER 29, 2023 2:46 PM |
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Thick Fog Likely Caused 30-Vehicle Collision on Idaho Interstate, Police Say
A thick layer of fog is believed to have caused a roughly 30-vehicle collision on an Idaho interstate, state police said. The collision occurred Monday morning on eastbound Interstate 86, near milepost 56, west of Pocatello, near the Pocatello Regional …
POSTED NOVEMBER 29, 2023 2:54 PM |
People Moves: Alliant in California Names Khalaf SVP
Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., hired Martin Khalaf as senior vice president within its Alliant Americas division. Khalaf is based in San Diego, Calif. Before joining Alliant, Khalaf was senior vice president within the San Diego office of …
POSTED NOVEMBER 29, 2023 6:00 AM |
Jewish Groups Sue UC Berkeley Over ‘Unchecked’ Antisemitism
The University of California, Berkeley was sued on Tuesday by Jewish groups who said it has become a hotbed of “unchecked” antisemitism, including at its elite law school. According to a complaint by the nonprofit Louis D. Brandeis Center, UC …
POSTED NOVEMBER 28, 2023 10:25 PM |
Maui Wildfire Survivors Camp Pushing Mayor to Convert Vacation Rentals into Housing
A group of Lahaina wildfire survivors is vowing to camp on a popular resort beach until the mayor uses his emergency powers to shut down unpermitted vacation rentals and make the properties available for residents in desperate need of housing. …
POSTED NOVEMBER 28, 2023 3:01 PM |
California Can Share Gun Owners’ Personal Information With Researchers, Court Rules
A state appeals court ruled that California can continue providing personal information of gun owners to researchers to study gun violence, reversing last year`s decision by a lower court judge who said such data sharing violates privacy rights. In 2021, …
POSTED NOVEMBER 28, 2023 2:58 PM |
Funeral Home Owners Where Decomposing Bodies Found Returned to Colorado
The owners of a defunct Colorado funeral home where 190 sets of decomposing human remains were found have been returned to the state to face hundreds of felony charges. Carie Hallford appeared in District Court in Colorado Springs via video …
POSTED NOVEMBER 28, 2023 2:56 PM |
No Change in California Workers’ Compensation Weekly TD Rates for 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued new data showing California’s State Average Weekly Wage edged down 0.48 percent from $1,650 to $1,642 in the 12 months ending March 31, 2023. The California Workers’ Compensation Institute notes there will be …
POSTED NOVEMBER 27, 2023 2:58 PM |
Five Family Members And a Commercial Fisherman Neighbor Killed in Alaska Landslide
Authorities identified those missing or killed in an Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state`s lone seat in the U. S. House last year. Timothy …
POSTED NOVEMBER 27, 2023 2:54 PM |
California Reaches $1M Settlement in Wage Theft Case
The Labor Commissioner’s Office settled a lawsuit against Glendale, California-based Calcrete Construction Inc. for $1 million for multiple wage theft violations, including overtime and paid sick leave law violations, affecting 249 construction workers. The office began investigating in October 2016 …
POSTED NOVEMBER 27, 2023 6:00 AM |
Nevada to Pay $340K in Settlement Over Prison Firefighting Conditions
Nevada must pay $340,000 total to the ACLU of Nevada and eight people on a prison firefighting crew in a settlement reached earlier this week, but clears the state of admitting to claims including negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress …
POSTED NOVEMBER 22, 2023 2:26 PM |
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