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Michigan Workplace Virus Rules, Office Restrictions Extended for 6 Months
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration has extended workplace coronavirus restrictions for an additional six months, including a requirement that Michigan employers prohibit office work if employees’ jobs can feasibly be done remotely. The emergency rules, which were issued in the fall, …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2021 6:40 AM |
Detroit Police Sued by Man Mistaken for Shoplifter by Recognition Technology
A Black man who was arrested when facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter has sued Detroit police, seeking compensation for the humiliating incident and restrictions on how the city uses the tool. “I came home from …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2021 6:35 AM |
Oklahoma Apprenticeship Bill Allows Liability Protection for Students
The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed a bill that extends high school apprenticeship programs to include sophomores who are at least 16 years old. It includes a provision that allows school districts to obtain liability insurance to protect students …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2021 6:22 AM |
N.J. Supreme Court Upholds Order to Reimburse Workers’ Comp Claimant for Marijuana
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a construction company to reimburse a workers’ compensation claimant for marijuana that was prescribed to relieve his back pain caused by a work injury. The high court rejected M&K Construction’s argument that …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2021 6:15 AM |
People Moves: Riddle Joining Ohio Mutual; Schauer Group Adds Guyer; Burnett Joins AF Group
Ohio Mutual Mendi Riddle will be joining Bucyrus, Ohio-based insurer, Ohio Mutual, as vice president of Sales effective May 10, succeeding Howie Barber who is retiring in July. Riddle has served in a number of senior sales and product roles …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2021 5:47 AM |
People Moves: Sierra Specialty Adds Dith in California; McHugh Joins Lockton in Seattle; Mathis to CWCI
Sierra Specialty Sierra Specialty, program specialist, managing general agency and wholesale insurance brokerage, has appointed Vicky Dith as a broker and underwriter specializing in construction insurance. Dith is located in Clovis, Calif. Dith will be working with Sierra Specialty’s commercial …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2021 5:00 AM |
Understanding Florida’s Sweeping New Immunity Law for COVID-19 Claims
Florida became one of the first states in the country last month to pass and sign into law a statute directed toward providing immunity to businesses for COVID-19 related lawsuits. To be clear, the law does not prevent all COVID-19 …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2021 4:01 AM |
Fire Damage to BNSF Nebraska Terminal Estimated at $3M
A fire over the weekend at a BNSF Railway terminal in western Nebraska is estimated to have caused $3 million in damage to the facility. The fire broke out early in the afternoon on April 11 at the BNSF terminal …
POSTED APRIL 15, 2021 12:31 AM |
California Fire Victim Trust Has Received 250K Claims So Far
The Fire Victim Trust, established to pay California wildfire victims on July 1, 2020, has received 40,000 claims questionnaires representing more than 70,000 claimants and roughly 250,000 individual claims, according to the trustee. Judge John K. Trotter (Ret)., the trustee, …
POSTED APRIL 14, 2021 11:17 PM |
California Business Owner Arraigned in $1M Workers’ Comp Fraud Scheme
Marion Piggee, Jr., 68, of Los Angeles, Calif., was arraigned on seven counts of insurance fraud after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance revealed he was allegedly underreporting employee payroll by nearly $6 million to reduce his business’s …
POSTED APRIL 14, 2021 8:56 PM |
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