Ismat Aziz has joined insurer Kemper Corp. as chief human resources officer (CHRO) and chief administrative officer, based in Chicago. Aziz will report to Kemper President and CEO Joseph P. Lacher, Jr. She will be responsible for Kemper’s compensation and …
The California Staffing Agency Reform Association has been established by staffing industry leaders to “clean up” the worker’s compensation marketplace for staffing. Cal-SARA, a new nonprofit, trade association, has been formed to deal with a market that is “inundated with …
It has been reported that the federal government’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program has been victimized by fraud. This program was designed to extend unemployment insurance benefits to self-employed people, independent contractors, those engaged in the gig economy, part-time workers …
T.K. Keen has been named administrator for the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation. The division licenses and regulates banks, credit unions, investments, debt resources and insurance in the state. Keen has served as acting administrator since August, and succeeds Andrew …
An appellate court has ordered lawyers for a Washington state county and its deputy sheriff to pay more than $56,000 in attorney fees and costs for filing frivolous appeals in a federal civil-rights case filed by the family of a …
The coronavirus pandemic contributed to a spike in workplace lawsuits in 2020 and the number is only expected to grow in 2021, according to legal experts. At the same time, the incoming Biden Administration is expected to more aggressively enforce …
San Diego, CA First Cap Property Insurance Solutions has announced a new admitted Dwelling Fire program for California residential risks. The program is designed to be an alternative to the California FAIR Plan. The new program is a resource for …
This year has been unusually challenging, to say the least. We’ve been thrust into a virtual life of Zoom work meetings, virtual school, telemedicine and more. Many of us are tired of virtual life and uncertainty. We miss our colleagues …
Health insurer Centene Corp. said on Monday it has agreed to buy Magellan Health Inc. in a $2.2 billion deal including debt, looking to build up its mental health services as more Americans struggle with COVID-19-related behavioral and anxiety issues. …
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer refused to sign a bill that would have let one-time drunken drivers ask a judge to set aside their conviction, despite the measure’s broad bipartisan support in the Michigan Legislature. The Democrat took no action on …
