12 01, 2024

Plastic Pellet Spill Unleashes Cleanup Nightmare on Spain’s Coast

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Tiny white plastic pellets are washing ashore in Spain’s northwestern coast by the millions, with hundreds of volunteers leading the clean up as authorities struggle to coordinate and companies decline any responsibility. A tanker ship lost six containers off the …

12 01, 2024

Bank of England May Tighten Up on Life Insurers’ Use of Offshore Reinsurance

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The Bank of England may tighten supervision of life insurers’ use of the “funded reinsurance” market, typically alternative asset managers who make riskier investments, as corporate pension providers increasingly rely on this offshore sector. Funded reinsurers help insurers manage the …

12 01, 2024

Brexit Has Cost UK More Than $178 Billion so far: London Mayor

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Britain’s departure from the European Union has reduced the size of its economy by 6% so far – an annual cost of 140 billion pounds ($178 billion) – London mayor Sadiq Khan said on Thursday, with the shortfall seen reaching …

12 01, 2024

Omaha Beef Processing Plant Faces $274K in Fines Following Worker’s Amputation

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A federal investigation into how an employee suffered a serious hand injury at an Omaha, Nebraska beef processing plant in June 2023 identified more than a dozen willful and serious violations related to the company’s failures to protect its workers …

12 01, 2024

Dallas Auto Dealer That Gave Employee Racist ‘Trophy’ Fined $22K

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AOD Ventures, Inc. doing business as Autos of Dallas, a local retailer of pre-owned vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, will pay $22,500 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity …

12 01, 2024

Indiana Bill Would Allow Employees to Select Physician in Workers’ Comp Cases

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An Indiana lawmaker has proposed a bill that would allow employees to choose their attending physician in workers’ compensation cases. Rep. Charles Moseley, a Democrat, introduced House Bill 1246 this week, which would permit an injured worker to choose a …

12 01, 2024

Houthi Attacks on Shipping in Red Sea Persist; U.S. and Allies Strike Back

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The United States and Britain carried out strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to the movement’s attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The Houthis have been targeting vessels in the southern …

22 12, 2023

Wegman’s Has Right to Question Injured Worker’s Doctor, Rules New York’s High Court

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Wegman’s Food Markets was wrongly denied an opportunity to cross-examine an injured employee’s doctor, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled, overturning rulings by a workers’ compensation law judge, the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board and a lower …

12 01, 2024

FAA Launches Probe of Boeing 737 MAX 9 After Mid-Air Panel Incident

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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is launching a formal investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX 9 after a cabin panel blew off an Alaska Airlines flight last week in mid-air, forcing an emergency landing, the regulator said on Thursday. The …

22 12, 2023

State’s High Court Asked to Define ‘Surface Waters’ Under Flood Coverage

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Do “surface waters” covered by property flood insurance include rainwater that accumulated on an enclosed roof one or more stories above the ground? The landlord and operator of a suburban Massachusetts hospital disagree with their insurers on the answer to …