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8 06, 2022

Segal Acquires Michigan’s Union Services Agency

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Segal, a benefits and HR consulting firm, has acquired Bayview Insurance Group d/b/a Union Services Agency (USA), a Michigan-based insurance brokerage firm. The brokerage has focused on serving the insurance needs of labor organizations, multiemployer funds and public sector entities …

8 06, 2022

New Mexico Residents Impacted by Wildfires Could Get Help With Food, Federal Aid

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Thousands of New Mexico residents who have been impacted by wildfires this spring may be eligible for temporary food assistance. The state Human Services Department said applications are being accepted for a week, starting Tuesday, at four locations around the …

9 06, 2022

Report: Ibuprofen Now Most Heavily Used Drug in California Workers’ Comp

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New data shows the types of drugs used to treat injured workers in California, and the distribution of payments for those medications, has shifted over the past decade, with opioids becoming far less prevalent and anti-inflammatory drugs accounting for an …

9 06, 2022

Insurers, Self-Insureds Now Facing $9B in Black-Lung Liabilities, Milliman Says

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The U.S. coal industry may be shrinking rapidly as the country shifts to renewable energy, but insurers’ and self-insured companies’ liabilities for black-lung occupational disease claims have ballooned – to an estimated $9 billion and perhaps more than $14 billion. …

9 06, 2022

New Hampshire Allows Exception to Workers’ Compensationn ‘Coming and Going’ Rule

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A worker who was injured in a car accident when he was traveling home from his job site in the middle, rather than the end, of the workday at the direction of his employer is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits, …

9 06, 2022

FTC Says $1 Billion Lost in Cryptocurrency Scams Since 2021

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According to a report from the FTC, over 46,000 people lost over $1 billion in cryptocurrency from scams since the start of 2021. The losses in 2021 ($680 million) were nearly six time what they were in 2018. In the …

3 06, 2022

Wisconsin Construction Company to Settle $140,000 EEOC Suit

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A Waukesha, Wisconsin construction and commercial real estate renovation company will pay $140,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for racial harassment and retaliation brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. …

3 06, 2022

Oklahoma Court: Tort Reform Law Allows Lawsuit Against Employer

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Jerry Harwood couldn’t collect workers’ compensation benefits after he was paralyzed when he was struck by a car while trying to cross US Route 66 after leaving his workplace. But a split decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday …

3 06, 2022

EU Gives Final Nod to Sanctions Targeting Russia’s Oil, Insurance, Sberbank

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BRUSSELS – The European Union on Thursday gave its final approval to new sanctions on Russian oil and top bank Sberbank, after much wrangling with Hungary, as punishment for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. EU leaders, …

3 06, 2022

Allianz to Retain 49.9% Stake in Russian Operations After Sale to Interholding

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The insurer Allianz said on Friday it would sell a majority stake in its Russian operations to the owner of a Russian insurer as it sought to pare its footprint in the country after the invasion of Ukraine. Allianz, which …