In an effort to provide a safe environment for workers in the construction industry, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Wisconsin On-site Safety and Health Consultation, the Building and Construction Trades of South Central Wisconsin, and …
Authorities say two teenagers accused of setting a fire that destroyed an abandoned Mohawk Valley factory have been charged with arson. Amsterdam police say the youths — one 13, the other 15 — lit a fire in a burn barrel …
A judge has sentenced a former Champaign, Ill., firefighter to four years of probation and 119 weekend days in jail. The judge sentenced 51-year-old Monica Hall of Mahomet as part of a negotiated plea. Hall pleaded guilty to one count …
After a two day trial, a South Carolina workers’ compensation consultant and former state representative has been found guilty of mail fraud for fabricating payroll figures in order to obtain lower premiums for a client, according to officials. U.S. Attorney …
Seventeen new captive insurers formed in Vermont through the first half of the year, a rate that puts the state on pace to have one of the best years in its history in terms of new captives. Last year the …
A.M. Best Co. has issued two bulletins following the announcement that the Donegal Group has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Michigan Insurance Co., a majority-owned stock subsidiary of West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. …
A rural school district that canceled its prom rather than allow a lesbian student to attend with her girlfriend has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit the ACLU filed on her behalf. The district also agreed to …
Big oil companies including Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell will spend $1 billion to develop a new oil spill containment system for the Gulf of Mexico, the companies said Wednesday. The project, a response to BP Plc’s Gulf …
A retired Los Angeles policeman who was paralyzed when his son accidentally fired his handgun has lost a lawsuit against the gunmaker. A judge dismissed the product liability suit against Glock Inc. Enrique Chavez was shot in the back by …
The Wisconsin State Supreme Court says a brake maker wasn’t negligent in a machinist’s death. Walter Tatera, a former Hales Corners machine shop worker, died of cancer in 2004. His estate sued FMC Corp., a Milwaukee brake manufacturer, alleging disks …