The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to reverse its scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health, removing the legal foundation that underpins all major climate regulations, two sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters. Reversal of the “endangerment …
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced his office reached a $600,000 settlement with staffing solution agency Wonolo Inc., resolving allegations the company misclassified workers who were placed in temporary labor positions via the company’s online platform. An investigation Raoul’s office …
In response to the recent tragic fire at Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey announced steps to enhance the safety of residents living in the state’s 273 assisted living residences (ALRs). “What happened in Fall River is …
A tanker truck crashed into a creek on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula last Friday, spilling fuel into a tributary of a river where salmon runs were recently restored after a decades-long fight to remove its dams. A spokesperson for Gov. Bob …
Southern California Edison will set up a program to compensate victims of a deadly Los Angeles wildfire that it has acknowledged may be linked to the company’s electrical equipment. The utility, owned by Edison International, said the voluntary claims program …
The widow of an East Hartford police officer who committed suicide on the job is not entitled to survivorship benefits under the state’s workers’ compensation law, a Connecticut appeals court has ruled. The case involved Patricia Buchanan’s claim for survivorship …
The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances. If approved, …
Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation directing the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to create digital driver’s licenses and digital non-driver identification cards. Digital driver’s licenses, known as mobile driver’s licenses, are accessible on smartphones and other mobile devices, and …
After two years of litigation, maneuvering and negotiating, insurance companies once owned by convicted North Carolina businessmen Greg Lindberg may soon see some recovery of the millions in assets that Lindberg allegedly siphoned away. A federal judge this week approved …
The global middle market and small commercial is where its at for Chubb, according to its CEO. “The pattern of growth and opportunity continues,” Evan G. Greenberg said on a call with analysts to discuss Q2 earnings. “It’s where we’re …