A Florida fire chief has resigned after a federal investigation found that he had harassed a female employee. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Orlando Fire Department Chief Roderick Williams resigned Feb. 21, the same day the city released a U.S. …
Weekend storms raked parts of the Southeast, leaving deaths and injuries in their wake as a tornado smashed into a commercial district in a small Mississippi city and drenching rains fed a rising flood threat. A woman was killed when …
Atlanta-based benefits and wellness consultant Scott Parker has joined the Employee Benefits Group of Alliant. Serving as first vice president, Parker will design and deliver integrated employee benefits products for organizations. With more than 30 years of benefits experience, Parker’s …
Former California licensed insurance agent, Alan Amir Yousefi, 31, was charged with 10 felony counts including grand theft, insurance fraud and forgery, for allegedly stealing more than $105,000 in insurance premiums from several business owners. Yousefi reportedly used a variety …
Nevada lawmakers have expressed concern over legislation that would give governments the ability to install red light and speed cameras to capture traffic violations. Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson raised concerns this week that the enforcement cameras will first appear …
Michigan’s Court of Appeals has ruled against a woman whose offer of conditional employment by a public entity was rescinded after she tested positive for marijuana even though she had a state-issued card allowing her to use the drug. An …
The county home to Houston is in line to receive a $320,000 federal grant to evaluate a flood protection strategy that involves building deep underground tunnels to move stormwater to the city’s ship channel. The Harris County Flood Control District …
A King County, Wash. jury has awarded a West Seattle woman nearly $14 million in a medical-malpractice suit against Seattle Children’s Hospital and Children’s University Medical Group. The Seattle Times reports the jury found doctors failed to prevent a stroke …
Connie Free, 34, of Moreno Valley, Calif., is scheduled to be arraigned today on 18 felony counts including grand theft and forgery after allegedly stealing at least $174,000 in insurance premiums from seven different victims. The former insurance agent allegedly …
Several conspirators involved in a massive workers’ comp kickback scheme have been ordered to serve prison sentences and pay millions in financial penalties for their roles in the corrupt payment of millions of dollars to induce doctors and other medical …
