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#1 California to Change Labor Law That Cost Businesses $10 Billion
Jun 19 2024 // California’s largest business and labor groups agreed to change a landmark law that has helped workers sue companies such as Walmart Inc., Uber Technologies Inc. and Google for workplace violations. The deal caps...
#2 D.A. in California Sues Farmers, Other Home Insurers Alleging Scheme to Underinsure
Jun 13 2024 // Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s Consumer Justice Bureau has sued multiple home insurance carriers in California, including Farmers Insurance Exchange, alleging they’re operating a scheme that...
#3 Home Insurance at $10,000 a Year Shows California Buyers’ Pain
Jun 24 2024 // California’s lofty home prices and scarce inventory already amounted to one of the most nightmarish housing markets in the US. Now, challenges securing and affording home insurance in the wildfire-prone state are...
#4 California Governor Wants to Curb a Labor Law That Cost Businesses $10B
Jun 13 2024 // For two decades, a California law has helped workers sue the world’s biggest companies. Drivers for Uber Technologies Inc. won a $20 million settlement, Google employees secured $27 million over complaints of...
#5 Workers’ Comp Fraud Task Force Uncovers $30M Scheme in California
Jun 12 2024 // A pair of businessmen were arraigned on multiple felony counts including insurance fraud, grand theft, and tax fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found they allegedly underreported over $29.2...
#6 Four Minor Early Morning Earthquakes Hit Southern California
Jun 24 2024 // Four small earthquakes occurred in California in the early Monday morning hours, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck near Cobb at a depth of 1.1 miles, a M2.9 quake hit two miles...
#7 Strong Winds Driving Southern California Wildfire
Jun 17 2024 // Strong winds drove a wildfire that forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 visitors to a recreation area and threatened nearby properties over the weekend. Flames burned through dry brush along Interstate 5 north of Los...
#8 State Farm Seeking Large Rate Increases in Wildfire-Prone California
Jul 3 2024 // State Farm has applied for large rate increases in California, a year after the carrier got rate approvals of 7% and 20%—adding fuel to a burning homeowners crisis in a state that’s seen an increasing number of...
#9 Containment on Large California Fire Increased, but Temps Are Expected to Soar
Jul 2 2024 // Firefighters increased containment on the biggest wildfire currently burning in California, but triple-digit temperatures are expected to bake the state and increase wildfire risk. The Basin Fire in Fresno County has...
#10 Containment Grows on Wildfire Near Site of Most Destructive Blaze in California History
Jun 26 2024 // Residents of a California area near the town of Paradise, the site of the state’s most destructive wildfire in history, were ordered to evacuate and roads were closed this week as a wildfire spread. The Apache Fire...
#11 Uber Loses Challenge to California Gig Work Law in Appeals Court
Jun 11 2024 // A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by Uber and subsidiary Postmates to revive a challenge to a California law that could force the companies to treat drivers as employees rather than independent contractors who...
#12 Hard-to-Come-By Trust Is Top Driver of Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction: J.D. Power
Jun 12 2024 // Rate increases do not necessarily erode customer satisfaction with auto insurers, according to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Auto Insurance Study. The consumer intelligence company reported that when customers have a high level...
#13 Are Employers Prepared for California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law?
Jul 1 2024 // California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Senate Bill 553, which is now in effect (July 1), requires businesses with exposure in the state to implement robust workplace violence prevention plans. SB 553, which...
#14 California FAIR Plan Clearinghouse Will Include Commercial Policies Starting July 1
Jun 27 2024 // The California FAIR Plan Association will expand its clearinghouse to include commercial policies, such as those covering farms and condos, beginning July 1. The move follows the passage of Senate Bill 505 in 2023....
#15 California Wildfire Outlook: ‘A Challenging Season for Firefighters’
Jul 1 2024 // While the official start to California’s wildfire season is still a ways off, the best forecast of what’s ahead may be to look back on the year so far, and so far it’s been far busier for firefighters...
#16 D.A. in California Sues Farmers, Other Home Insurers Alleging Scheme to Underinsure
Jul 1 2024 // Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price’s Consumer Justice Bureau has sued multiple home insurance carriers in California, including Farmers Insurance Exchange, alleging they’re operating a scheme that...
#17 Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Cornerstone in California
Jul 2 2024 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquired Rancho Cucamonga, California-based Cornerstone Commercial & Personal Insurance Services Inc. Phil Hakopian, Allison Hakopian and their team will remain in their current location...
#18 Apple Accused in Lawsuit of Underpaying Female Workers in California
Jun 14 2024 // Apple on Thursday was hit with a proposed class action accusing the tech giant of paying more than 12,000 female employees in California less than men with comparable jobs. The lawsuit filed in state court in San Francisco...
#19 All the Major Legal Battles Elon Musk and His Companies Are Facing
Jun 10 2024 // Elon Musk and his companies are embroiled in dozens of lawsuits, ranging from fatal crashes blamed on Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot system to civil rights complaints over the treatment of employees. Tesla’s board and...
#20 Emerald Bay and Arrowhead Launch Commercial Earthquake Facility in California, Pacific Northwest
Jun 7 2024 // Emerald Bay Risk Solutions and Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. have launched a commercial earthquake facility that provides difference in conditions insurance policies for medium to large businesses. Arrowhead EQ...
