California investigators from the Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition (EEEC) issued citations of more than $130,000 for multiple labor law violations to a Los Angeles restaurant owner found to be operating illegally for more than 10 years. The Los Angeles …
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has issued nearly $300,000 in fines and pulled several insurance agents’ licenses when they failed to follow the rules in the first few months of the year. Warrantech Home Service Co. of Bedford, Texas, was …
The North Carolina House Insurance Committee has advanced a measure that would limit workers’ compensation payments to injured workers a few years after they become eligible for Social Security. The bill (HB 1022) would curtail workers’ compensation payments 300 weeks …
The Texas Board of Professional Engineers is investigating the May 2 collapse of the Dallas Cowboys’ indoor practice facility, the agency’s spokesman said. Lance Kinney said the board has opened several lines of inquiry related to the failure of the …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a-” of Hawaii’s DTRIC Insurance Company Limited, both with stable outlooks. “The ratings,” said Best, “reflect DTRIC’s continued improvement in capitalization, well …
Residents of the Midwest began clearing away wreckage May 9 following a wave of powerful storms that splintered homes, knocked out power to thousands and killed six people. Hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed May 8 in …
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver signed into law a measure expanding benefits for police and firefighters who get cancer and some other infectious diseases. Under the measure, the diseases are presumed to be job-related, an assumption that boosts pensions and other …
Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores will pay $12.1 million to settle two class-action lawsuits concerning overtime pay. Casey’s, a convenience store chain based in Ankeny, Iowa, was sued in May 2007 by two assistant managers who said the company failed to …
Federal prosecutors dismissed charges Friday against one of the Big Dig’s largest contractors in connection with a tunnel collapse that killed a Boston woman, but the company pleaded guilty to lying about construction defects in another tunnel. Modern Continental Construction …
Enforcement actions taken by Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin that became final during March include eight license revocations, three license denials and fines and restitution totaling more than $325,000. An order imposing disciplinary measures becomes final 20 days after the …