New penalties for drunk drivers, street racers, and “pocket bike” riders – along with improvements to California’s teen driving requirements – are among the laws taking effect as of Sunday, Jan. 1, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. …
The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Nathan Jenkins Construction for allegedly exposing workers to fall hazards at a Savannah, Ga., home building site. The agency is proposing penalties totaling $38,900. “Fall hazards, a leading …
Early December in Biloxi, Mississippi, finds John Lennon’s bittersweet “Happy Christmas” playing on the car radio amid a devastated landscape left by Hurricane Katrina just months earlier. A State Farm public affairs specialist, touring the area with a BestWeek reporter, …
Fabiola Rosas DeArzate, aka Blanca Estela Garcia DeArzate, 35, of Santa Barbara, Calif., has plead guilty to insurance fraud and was sentenced to 120 days in county jail, five years formal probation, and ordered to pay $28,911 in restitution to …
The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $114,450 in fines against Waukesha Iron & Metal Inc., a scrap metal and recycling operation in Waukesha, Wis., for 27 serious violations and four willful violations of federal …
The Alabama Emergency Management Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will host a fourth disaster outreach event to assist evacuees and Alabama residents affected by Hurricane Katrina in developing long-term housing solutions. When: Saturday, …
Two Allstate Insurance units have agreed to implement new procedures to re-evaluate coverage needs of homeowners – steps sought by Arizona regulators in the wake of consumer complaints after a devastating 2003 wildfire on Mount Lemmon. Allstate Insurance and Allstate …
A four-step process exists for homeowners to appeal decisions regarding a claim through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The process helps resolve claim issues, but can’t …
According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), pre-disaster Mitigation (PDM) planning helps states and the federal government save money in the event of a disaster. Disaster mitigation is taking action, such as elevating structures to reduce the potential for …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated at least $200 million (euro168 million) for Florida growers and farmers who suffered losses from the 2005 hurricanes, officials said. The funds were included in last week’s budget legislation, said John Hambel, chief …