Latest Ohio Headlines
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Ohio’s Hylant Launches Haven Re Group Captive for Middle-Market Businesses
Sep 19 2018 // Toledo, Ohio-based privately held independent insurance brokerage, Hylant, has launched Haven Re, a primary casualty, heterogeneous group captive designed to provide well-performing middle-market businesses an attractive...
Amputation Brings Citations Against Ohio Wood Pallet Maker
Sep 18 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited pallet manufacturer Buckeye Diamond Logistics Inc. — which operates as BDL Supply — for lockout/tagout hazards after...
Ohio Awards $2.4M in Opioid Science Challenge
Sep 14 2018 // Ohio awarded another round of prizes totaling $2.4 million in its global technology challenge seeking scientific breakthroughs to address the U.S. opioid crisis. The dozen winners from six states and Canada were judged the...
Ohio Misses Sept. 8 Deadline to Launch Medical Marijuana Program
Sep 12 2018 // While Ohio blew past the deadline Saturday for rolling out its medical marijuana program, the pot industry is confident greener days are coming soon. It’s not uncommon for states’ marijuana programs to be...
AssuredPartners Acquires Ohio Insurance Firms Roemer, Sunforest Transportation
Sep 10 2018 // AssuredPartners Inc. has acquired Roemer Insurance in conjunction with Sunforest Transportation Insurance Group (STIG), both located in Toledo, Ohio. The company was founded in 1934 by Wellington F. Roemer and has always...
Ohio Jury Awards $3.4M to Female Ex-Firefighter in Harassment Claim
Aug 24 2018 // A federal jury has awarded $3.35 million to a female ex-firefighter in Ohio who says she was the longtime victim of sexual harassment. Amie Morningstar of the Circleville Fire Department alleged she was subjected to...
Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud, Ohio Home Remodeler Must Repay $255K
Aug 21 2018 // The owner of a residential construction business in Dayton who under reported his payroll by millions of dollars to lower his workers’ comp premiums has been sentenced for workers’ compensation fraud, the Ohio...
Ohio Tool Manufacturer Faces $213K in OSHA Penalties for Amputation Hazards
Aug 21 2018 // Federal safety officials have proposed $213,411 in penalties against an Ohio manufacturer for amputation hazards at the company’s workplace. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Ohio Work Comp Bureau to Distribute $1.1M in Grants to Fire Depts.; $1.2M to Employers
Aug 20 2018 // Through a program to protect firefighters from carcinogens and other harmful health hazards encountered by firefighters during their daily work activities, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) will...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Bureau to Help Buy Bulletproof Vests for Law Enforcement
Aug 16 2018 // Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says the state’s injured worker fund is setting aside a portion of its safety grant funding to help local police agencies pay for bulletproof vests. The Republican gubernatorial...
Judge Sends Oklahoma’s Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers Back to State Court
Aug 7 2018 // U.S. judge has determined that a lawsuit the state of Oklahoma filed against the makers of opioids does not “necessarily rise” to a federal issue. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange in...
Ohio Manufacturer Faces $331K in Fines for Excessive Noise, Other Workplace Hazards
Aug 6 2018 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Polystar Inc. – doing business as Polystar Containment – for exposing employees to excessive noise after 12...
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Aug 6 2018 // Caledonia, Michigan-based retail consulting and insurance brokerage, Acrisure, appointed industry veteran William Malloy as president of its Specialty Division. Malloy has extensive leadership experience in the insurance...
Over 500 Citations Issued in Ohio Move Over Law Enforcement
Aug 3 2018 // Ohio’s State Highway Patrol says its recent enforcement and awareness effort focused on the Move Over law resulted in 586 citations issued to motorists. The law requires drivers approaching any vehicles with flashing...
Ohio Chipotle Restaurant Reopens Following Customer Illnesses
Aug 1 2018 // Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. reopened a restaurant in Ohio on Tuesday that was temporarily closed after customers reported getting sick. The restaurant, located in the city of Powell, was voluntarily closed for cleaning on...
Ohio Chipotle Restaurant Closed After Reports of Illness
Jul 31 2018 // Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has shut a restaurant in Ohio following reports of customers falling sick after eating there, the burrito chain said on Monday. At least two customers wrote on food safety website...
The Legal Engine Driving More Than 800 Lawsuits Against Opioid Makers
Jul 24 2018 // The place might sound familiar, even if you’ve never been there: the Appalachian foothills, down by the Ohio River, where the sirens scream addiction and death. Twenty-six overdoses in one afternoon. The highest...
Ohio Chemical Plant Explodes, Catches Fire, Prompts Evacuations
Jul 20 2018 // An Ohio chemical manufacturing plant has exploded and caught fire, prompting authorities to evacuate a large area around it. Emerald Performance Materials says it evacuated the plant in Akron and notified the fire...
Feds Investigating Crane Vs. Power Line Worker Death at Ohio Home
Jul 17 2018 // The federal worker safety agency is investigating the death of a man in southwest Ohio who was electrocuted when a crane touched a power line at a home under construction. WLWT-TV reports the accident occurred last week in...
How Distancing Oneself May Lead to Better Decisions for All
Jul 13 2018 // Employees who can distance themselves from decisions may be more inclined to make choices that produce the most benefit for themselves and others, suggests new research. Sometimes this may result in what others may think...
