3 04, 2024

Illinois Hog Farm Sued for Gender Identity Discrimination

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Sis-Bro, Inc., a hog farm in New Athens, Illinois, violated federal law when it allowed an employee to be harassed because of her sex and gender identity, forcing her to quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in …

3 04, 2024

Kansas Newspaper Seeks $10M Over Police Raids

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A weekly central Kansas newspaper and its publisher filed a federal lawsuit Monday over police raids last summer of its offices and the publisher’s home, accusing local officials of trying to silence the paper and causing …

2 04, 2024

Hawaii Says 30 Lahaina Fire Survivors Are Moving Into Housing Daily But 3K Still in Hotels

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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said some 3,000 people displaced by Lahaina’s wildfires are still living in hotels more than seven months after the August blaze but that up to 30 people are moving to longer-term housing each day. Green told …

2 04, 2024

Strippers’ Bill of Rights in Washington Includes Safer Working Conditions

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Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers’ bill of rights, which advocates say includes the most comprehensive statewide protections in the nation, was signed into law. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the measure, which creates safer working conditions for people …

2 04, 2024

Virginia Teacher Secures Right to Trial Against School Over Shooting by 6-Year Old

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The $40 million liability lawsuit filed by a Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year old student will be heard at a trial and not in the state’s workers’ compensation system. The Virginia Court of Appeals on March 29 …

2 04, 2024

NFP Acquires Buffalo Broker SDN From Five Star Bank

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Global insurance broker NFP announced it has acquired the assets of SDN Insurance Agency (SDN). SDN handles property/casualty insurance as well as employee benefits, surety and life insurance in the the Buffalo, New York area through offices in Amherst and …

2 04, 2024

Pennsylvania County Suing Oil Industry Over Climate Change

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A large suburban Philadelphia county has joined dozens of other local governments around the country in suing the oil industry, asserting that major oil producers systematically deceived the public about their role in accelerating global warming. Bucks County’s lawsuit against …

2 04, 2024

California Green City Backers Advance Landowner Legal Fight

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A company that bought property for a group of tech billionaires trying to build a sustainable city in northern California won a ruling advancing its lawsuit that accused landowners in the project’s target area of a conspiracy to drive up …

2 04, 2024

NICB Praises Florida’s New Law on Predatory Tow Truck Practices

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The National Insurance Crime Bureau is hailing a new Florida law that aims to deter predatory tow-truck practices and limit the fees that tow companies can charge. House Bill 179 was signed by the governor in March and it will …

2 04, 2024

NC Body Shop Owner Charged with Using Used Parts, Billing for New

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A North Carolina body shop owner has been charged with fraud in connection with the use of used auto parts, instead of new parts that the insurer had paid for. The state Insurance Commissioner’s office said in a bulletin that …