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Low-Income Residents Face Higher Risk of Deadly Fires Like New York Apartment Blaze
Jan 13 2022 // The deadly blaze in a Bronx apartment building was the second such tragedy at low-income housing in the U.S. this month, highlighting the stubborn link between poverty and deaths from residential fires. “It’s...
Investigations Begin Into Deadly New York City Apartment Building Fire
Jan 11 2022 // Doctors raced Monday to save survivors of New York City’s deadliest fire in three decades as authorities began investigating how thick smoke could billow through the high-rise, trapping many families inside and...
New York City Sued by Business Over Workplace Vaccine Rule
Jan 10 2022 // A lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging New York City’s sweeping mandate requiring nearly all private-sector businesses to ban unvaccinated employees from the workplace, asserting that the city’s...
New York AG Finds 1 Million Customer Credentials Compromised at Online Retailers
Jan 6 2022 // More than 1 million customers’ passwords at 17 major retailers have been compromised in what’s known as “credential stuffing” attacks, New York Attorney General Letitia James said, warning...
New York Governor Appoints Three to Court That Hears Comp Appeals
Jan 5 2022 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has appointed three judges to fill vacancies on the state’s intermediate appellate court that hears workers’ compensation cases. “With diverse experience and background, I am...
New York Jury Finds Drugmaker Teva Liable for Fueling Opioid Crisis
Jan 3 2022 // Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. fueled opioid addiction in New York state, a jury found last Thursday, a setback for a company still facing thousands of other opioid-related lawsuits around the United States. The...
New York Man Charged with Insurance Fraud in Stolen Tractor Scheme
Dec 27 2021 // The New York State Police in Brunswick arrested 53-year-old Michael LePage of Glens Falls, New York, on December 17, 2021, for insurance fraud in the fourth degree, a class E felony, and making a false written statement, a...
The Hilb Group Acquires Charles Newman Co., Builds on New York Presence
Dec 20 2021 // The Hilb Group acquired Charles Newman Co. Insurance and Employee Benefits to its portfolio, adding to The Hilb Group’s growing presence in the New York metropolitan area. The transaction became effective December 1,...
New York Contractor Faces $244K in Penalties for Exposing Workers to Fall Risks
Dec 20 2021 // Three federal safety inspections at a Suffern, New York, condominium complex confirmed a Rockland County roofing contractor repeatedly exposed residential roof workers to potentially deadly falls from heights of 18 to 20...
New York Contractor Faces $374K in Penalties After Fatal Worker Fall
Dec 17 2021 // A federal workplace safety investigation has found a Queens, New York, construction contractor failed to provide and ensure the use of effective fall protection safeguards that would have prevented the death of a worker...
Firms Sue to Overturn New York Law Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Industry
Dec 17 2021 // A group of gun manufacturers, distributors and retailers on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a New York law that allows the state and people affected by gun violence to sue the industry. The...
Allergan Settles for $200M with New York Over Opioids
Dec 10 2021 // Pharmaceutical company Allergan Finance LLC will pay $200 million to New York state and two of its counties as part of an agreement that removes it from an ongoing state lawsuit over the opioid crisis, state Attorney...
New York City Expands Its First-In-Nation Vaccination Mandate Program
Dec 7 2021 // New York City is expanding its “Key to NYC” program, the first-in-nation vaccination mandate for workers and customers at indoor dining, fitness, entertainment and performance venues. Starting December 14th,...
New York Man Indicted for Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud Scheme
Dec 2 2021 // A Bronx, New York, man has been indicted on grand larceny, insurance fraud and additional charges for falsely claiming he was fully disabled and unable to work at his state job so he could collect more than $35,000 in...
New York Seeks Monitor to Oversee Amazon Worker Safety
Dec 1 2021 // New York state’s attorney general on Tuesday asked a state judge to appoint a monitor to oversee worker safety at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in New York City, citing the retailer’s alleged rollbacks...
New York City Aims to Be First to Rein in AI Hiring Tools
Nov 24 2021 // Job candidates rarely know when hidden artificial intelligence tools are rejecting their resumes or analyzing their video interviews. But New York City residents could soon get more say over the computers making...
New York Man Charged with Murdering Woman in Murder-for-Hire Scheme
Nov 18 2021 // A Queens, New York, man has been charged with murdering a woman for life insurance benefits. A superseding indictment was filed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Cory Martin with murder-for-hire and conspiracy to...
New York Issues Final Guidance to Insurers on Managing Risks of Climate Change
Nov 15 2021 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued final guidance to New York-regulated domestic insurers regarding their management of the financial risks from climate change. After issuing a proposed...
New Law Requires New York Dealers to Sell Used Cars with Working Airbags
Nov 9 2021 // A new law will prohibit used car dealers in New York from selling vehicles that don’t have working airbags. Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Sunday she signed the bill into law. It’s named...
New York Governor Signs Bill Restricting Home Insurers Over Dog Breeds
Nov 8 2021 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul last month signed a legislative package relating to animal welfare. The package includes legislation S.4254/A.4075, which prohibits insurers from refusing to issue or renew, cancel, or charge...
