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Louisiana Roofing Contractor Fined $249,000 for Failure to Comply With Safety Standards
A Baton Rouge, Louisiana roofing contractor – who ignored federal safety inspectors’ February 2022 warnings that not complying with required fall protection standards exposed their workers to serious dangers – now faces the consequences after an investigation into a worker’s …
Read More FCA US, Formerly Chrysler Group, to Pay $300 Million for Emissions Scheme
FCA US LLC (FCA US), formerly Chrysler Group LLC, was sentence in federal court in Detroit and ordered to pay a fine of $96,145,784; and a forfeiture money judgment of $203,572,892. The court also imposed a three-year term of organizational …
Read More Illinois Wrong-Way Crash Kills 7, Including 5 Children
A crash involving a wrong-way car on an interstate in northern Illinois left seven people dead Sunday, including five children, authorities said. The crash occurred around 2 a.m. on Interstate 90 in McHenry County, roughly 50 miles (80 kilometers) from …
Read More Missouri Insurance Department to Assist Residents After St. Louis Flooding
Missouri Department of Commerce & Insurance announced that consumer specialists will be at Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARC) to assist residents impacted by recent flooding in the St. Louis region. The specialists will be at these locations: Tuesday (August 2)3 p.m. …
Read More Miami, Like Connecticut, Installing Smart Signs to Prevent Wrong-Way Drivers
Miami-Dade County officials, like Connecticut authorities, are investing heavily in new, flashing road signs after a spate of wrong-way crashes on highways. The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority this week announced a $2.3 million project to erect smart signs on five expressways …
Read More Flash Flooding Closes Roads into Death Valley National Park
Roads in and out of Death Valley National Park were closed after lanes mud and debris inundated lanes during weekend flash floods in eastern California, western Nevada and northern Arizona. Storm cells dumped localized heavy rain across the region, prompting …
Read More 2 Bodies Found Inside Vehicle in Path of Big California Wildfire
Authorities said two bodies were found inside a burned vehicle in the path of a raging Northern California wildfire that is one of several major blazes burning across the U.S. West amid hot, dry, gusty conditions. The McKinney Fire exploded …
Read More Boy Scouts Ruling Threatens $250 Million Abuse Deal With Mormons
The Boy Scouts of America may be forced to cut $250 million from its proposal to set up a trust fund for sex abuse victims after a judge rejected a key provision of a deal the youth group signed with …
Read More Maryland’s Wage Law Can Cover Travel Required by Employer, Court Finds
Maryland’s wage and hour law may extend beyond the time an employee spends at a prescribed workspace to include time spent getting to the work site using transportation required by the employer, Maryland’s highest court has decided. In a 7-0 …
Read More Markets/Coverages: Sayata Adds CFC to Platform; Cowbell Cyber Partners With Amwins
Boston-based Sayata said it has added CFC to the Sayata platform, offering brokers full access to CFC’s award-winning cyber insurance offering for small and medium businesses (SMBs). CFC’s cyber insurance solution offers proactive threat intelligence to help customers identify and …
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