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4 09, 2015

Nebraska Flooring Company Fined $244K for Workplace Dangers

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Federal safety officials have placed a Norfolk, Neb., flooring manufacturer into a severe violator program for workplace safety hazards and attempting to hide those hazards from safety inspectors. U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration said MP Global Products LLC …

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15 09, 2015

Wisconsin Manufacturer Settles Disability Discrimination Suit for $160K

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Wisconsin-based energy-efficient lighting designer and manufacturer Orion Energy Systems will pay $160,000 and furnish other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to EEOC’s lawsuit, Orion fired IT employee …

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31 08, 2015

U.S. Risk to Acquire Florida-Based Strategic Program Managers

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U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. has entered into an agreement involving the acquisition by U.S. Risk of an undisclosed ownership interest in Florida-based Strategic Program Managers, a specialist trucking MGA and broker. The combined premium volume in this class will …

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15 09, 2015

FEMA Provides Federal Funds to Help Fight Oregon Wildfire

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Dry Gulch Fire in Baker County, Ore. FEMA Regional Administrator Kenneth D. Murphy determined that the fire was threatened such destruction …

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4 09, 2015

Pittsburgh’s $375K Settlement Offer Leaves Chrysler Alone in Flash-Flood Suit

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The city of Pittsburgh’s recent decision to pay $375,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by families of four people killed in flash flooding leaves Chrysler as the remaining defendant. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, and …

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15 09, 2015

Moody’s Sees 2015 as Turning Point for P/C Commercial Insurers

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The outlook for the U.S. property/casualty commercial  insurance sector is stable but insurers will begin to feel the pressure  from compressing margins, according to Moody’s Investors Service. In a new report, Moody’s said its stable outlook for the sector is  …

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2 09, 2015

Oklahoma Groups Settle Legal Battle Over Failed Airline

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The Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust and the Bank of Oklahoma’s parent company say they have reached a settlement over the failed Great Plains Airlines. The Tulsa Industrial Authority and the bank sued the airports trust for $15.6 million in 2013, …

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15 09, 2015

AIA Names Pettibone to Head Western Region

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The American Insurance Association has named Katherine Pettibone Western region vice president for state affairs. The AIA appointment is effective Oct. 1. Pettibone will be based in the association’s Sacramento, Calif. office.  The Western region includes the states of Alaska, …

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4 09, 2015

Texas Oil Field Co. to Pay $30K to Settle EEOC Retaliation Suit

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An Iraan, Texas, oil field construction and services company will pay $30,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The EEOC’s suit, filed in U.S. …

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15 09, 2015

Wisconsin Manufacturer Settles Disability Discrimination Suit for $160K

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Wisconsin-based energy-efficient lighting designer and manufacturer Orion Energy Systems will pay $160,000 and furnish other relief to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to EEOC’s lawsuit, Orion fired IT employee …

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