A former worker is seeking class status for a lawsuit against Yarnell’s Ice Cream, claiming the Searcy company didn’t give workers the required 60-day notice that the plant would close. The family-owned company, in business for more than 75 years, …
A federal jury has awarded $20,000 in compensatory damages to a Muslim woman who alleged that Abercrombie & Fitch discriminated against her because she wore a head scarf. The six-member panel deliberated more than four hours Wednesday before deciding on …
Three teens have been accused of setting fire to a Houston-area church. Chambers County Sheriff Joe LaRive says the arson suspects were arrested Wednesday in connection with the fire early Monday at Living Hope Church in Baytown. Cpl. John Smith …
More frequent and higher priced physician dispensing continues to be the main reason for higher and growing prescription costs in Florida’s workers’ compensation system, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The study, Prescription Benchmarks …
11 individuals were convicted or pleaded guilty to charges related to defrauding Ohio’s workers’ compensation system during the month of June, reported the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). BWC launched recently launched a special investigations Facebook page that can …
The fourth annual KEMI Mine Safety & Training Competition held earlier this month in Pikeville, Kentucky featured more than 500 coal miners from Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The event, hosted by Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance, …
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has launched a text messaging service that sends updates and alerts to policyholders during disasters. “A single, short message can point a homeowner to emergency services, online resources, and even help them to file a claim …
A prolonged heat wave in the central U.S. is fostering the growth of a dangerous form of algae in lakes and ponds, threatening swimmers and livestock and scaring away tourists during the busy summer season. Blue-green algae are actually bacteria …
The International Ski Federation has passed a new rule requiring Alpine racers to use longer skis to help prevent serious injuries. Giant slalom skiers face the biggest changes when new rules imposed after a six-year injury research project take effect …
Federal regulators knew potentially contaminated bark and wood chips were being sold from a Superfund site in the asbestos-tainted town of Libby, Mont., for three years before they stopped the practice, according to a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency …