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19 07, 2023

Twitter Again Sued Over Severance Pay, Bias During Layoffs

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Twitter Inc. on Tuesday was hit with the second lawsuit this month to claim that it owes at least $500 million in severance pay to ex-workers, the latest in a series of cases arising from Elon Musk’s acquisition of the …

19 07, 2023

Dollar General Again Caught in OSHA’s Crosshairs; Retailer’s Fines Top $21M in 6 Years

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Federal workplace safety inspectors at two Tampa-area Dollar General stores said they found the company again exposing employees to fire hazards and other unsafe conditions, continuing the long history of disregard for worker safety by one of the nation’s largest …

19 07, 2023

Tokio Marine HCC Acquires Mississippi-Based Medical Plan Administrator

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Tokio Marine HCC today announced it has agree to acquire Gulf Guaranty Employee Benefit Services, Inc., a Jackson, Mississippi-based third-party administrator and managing general underwriter that designs, underwrites and administers group gap medical plans for small and mid-sized businesses. Tokio …

19 07, 2023

District of Columbia Sues Manufacturers for ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination

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District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against more than 25 chemical companies for manufacturing, marketing, distributing, and selling products containing dangerous PFAS chemicals, which the suit claims now pollute the District’s natural resources including …

19 07, 2023

Georgia Woman Sues State Farm Claiming Disability and Racial Discrimination

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A Georgia woman who was employed by State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. for 20 years is suing the insurer alleging she was discriminated and retaliated against because of her bladder disability. The employee, Elisa Brown, was diagnosed with overactive bladder …

19 07, 2023

Young Agency Group of Virginia Joins World Insurance

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Insurance broker World Insurance Associates acquired the business of Young Insurance Agency Group, Inc. of Portsmouth, Virginia on July 1, 2023. Young Insurance, founded in 1973, offers business, personal and life and health insurance, as well as security services. William …

19 07, 2023

Lawsuit Filed Against Northwestern Leaders Stemming From Football Hazing Scandal

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A former Northwestern football player filed the first lawsuit against Pat Fitzgerald and members of the school`s leadership, seeking damages stemming from a hazing scandal that cost the former football coach his job. The player, identified in the lawsuit as …

19 07, 2023

Rain Insurance Payout Helps DICK’S Sporting Goods Open Recover Lost Revenue

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When a rainstorm hit Endicott, New York this past weekend, the organizers of the DICK’S Sporting Goods Open PGA TOUR Champions event at En-Joie Golf Course were shielded with a rain insurance policy provided by Vortex Weather Insurance. The DICK’S …

19 07, 2023

No Injuries or Hazardous Spills in Minnesota Train Derailment, Officials Say

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COOK, Minn. (AP) – No one was injured and no hazardous material spilled when nine Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern Minnesota, officials there said. The derailment happened just before 8:30 p.m. Monday in a rural, unpopulated area about …

19 07, 2023

Texas Mutual Insurance Company Awards Over $4 Million in Grants to Nonprofits

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Texas Mutual Insurance Company has awarded more than $4 million in grants to several Texas nonprofits, part of its commitment in community funding to nonprofit organizations. Texas Mutual has committed funding to nonprofit organizations in two categories—generational learning to support …