Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III lawsuits are up 63 percent over 2015, according to law firm Seyfarth Shaw. ADA Title III prohibits businesses open to the public from discriminating on the basis of disability. The act applies to …
Federal safety regulators say 36 Illinois workers have died on the job since Jan. 1, 2016. That number represents an average of one life lost each week in the state. Since 2013, Illinois worker deaths have increased 28 percent. Struck-by …
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake has rattled parts of northwestern Oklahoma. No damage or injuries have been reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake was recorded at 10:02 a.m. on Oct. 5 near Fairview, about 110 miles northwest of Oklahoma …
Texas Mutual Insurance Co.’s president and chief executive officer (CEO), Rich Gergasko, has been named the 2016 Best CEO of a large company in Central Texas by the Austin Business Journal. The ABJ has presented the Best CEO awards for …
Hurricane Matthew will pressure the earnings of some insurance underwriters in Florida and other southeast states but is not expected to present a major capital challenge, Fitch Ratings says. Fitch estimates that if the storm results in insured losses in …
Agriculture cooperatives posted record profits last year highlighting the business model the U.S. Department of Agriculture says provides more than 2 million jobs. The USDA says in a report on Oct. 4 net income for the nation’s 29,000 cooperatives rose …
Willis Re has appointed Printhan Sothinathan as managing director, head of Willis Re Specialty Analytics. Sothinathan will begin his role in January 2017 and will report to Graeme Moore, chief executive officer of Willis Re Global Specialty. Sothinathan will be …
Global automakers Toyota, BMW and insurer Allianz will license technology from Silicon Valley start-up Nauto, which uses cameras and artificial intelligence systems in cars to understand driver behavior, Nauto said on Friday. Nauto Chief Executive Stefan Heck told Reuters the …
Concerns about broken bones and safety at trampoline gyms has prompted the Provo city council to pass new regulations requiring the facilities to have supervised jumping, injury reporting and insurance. The Daily Herald reported Provo’s Municipal Council unanimously approved the …
Bully’s Sports Bar & Grill has agreed to pay $375,000 in back wages to settle part of a class-action lawsuit with 15 cooks who accused the oldest sports bar chain in northern Nevada of denying them overtime pay in violation …
