Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Lt. Governor Toni Jennings announced comprehensive workers’ compensation reforms at a rally of Florida homebuilders at the state’s Capitol. At the rally, Bush commented that part of creating a stable business climate in Florida requires …
In a rare move, employers and labor leaders will both go before the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee in support of SB 228-authored by Senator Richard Alarcón (D) Van Nuys. SB 228 will be heard on April 9, 2003. …
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based damaged vehicle repair company, announced the opening of a repair center in Longmont, CO. With this addition, ABRA now operates seven Denver-area repair centers and seventy-seven centers nationwide. When asked why ABRA decided …
When there is an accident in the workplace, the obvious costs include medical expenses and salary for injured employees, and repairing or replacing any damaged property. But it is the indirect costs that account for the majority of an accident’s …
Criminal complaints have been issued against a Mansfield auto damage appraiser who schemed to falsely inflate auto repair estimates and attempted to be paid additional money from repair shops in exchange for his business, Attorney General Tom Reilly announced. The …
Nearly 30 of the Jacksonville area’s top businesses are calling on their local state senator, Senate President Jim King, and his colleagues to fix Florida’s broken medical liability system before they adjourn May 2. The businesses ran a full-page letter …
DriveCam Video Systems, a developer of fleet safety technology, announced the launch of the DriveCam Protected Fleet Certification Program. To become certified, fleets are required to demonstrate that they have properly integrated the DriveCam Driving Feedback System into their fleet …
The U.S. litigation system, if left unchecked, will destroy the American spirit of enterprise and drain the U.S. economy. This is the stark warning issued today by the Chairman of Lloyd’s of London in an address to the Chicago business …
The National Association of Independent Insurers fears that a bill dealing with uninsured motorist coverage, passed by the Vermont Senate, could drive auto insurance prices higher in an already hard market. “Because this bill seeks to expand availability and recovery …
The 132nd District Court in Scurry County, Texas, sentenced Jake V. Silva to two years imprisonment (probated to five years on probation) and 160 hours of community service after finding him guilty of fraudulently obtaining workers’ compensation benefits. According to …