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#1 California Truck Drivers Ask Governor to Sign Job-Saving Bill as Self-Driving Big Rigs Are Tested
Sep 21 2023 // California lawmakers, union leaders and truck drivers are trying to steer Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom toward signing into law a proposal that could save jobs as self-driving trucks are tested for their safety on the...
#2 A Renewed Approach to Recruiting and Retaining Talent
Aug 21 2023 // In the past three years, we’ve experienced the height of a global pandemic, followed by the most challenging talent landscape many have ever experienced. Even though we are entering what appears to be a slightly...
#3 Allianz’s CFO to Take Top Job at Generali: Italian Media
Sep 29 2023 // Allianz’s Chief Financial Officer Giulio Terzariol is set to leave his post at the German group to take a top job at Italy’s biggest insurer Assicurazioni Generali, two Italian newspapers reported on...
#4 Former Residents Seek Compensation for Secret Government Testing in St. Louis Housing Project
Sep 28 2023 // ST. LOUIS (AP) __ Ben Phillips’ childhood memories include basketball games with friends, and neighbors gathering in the summer shade at their St. Louis housing complex. He also remembers watching men in hazmat suits...
#5 Boston Employment Agency Owner Sentenced for Tax and Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Sep 28 2023 // A Dorchester woman was sentenced recently in federal court in Boston for tax and workers’ compensation fraud offenses in connection with her operation of a temporary employment agency, according to officials. Dam...
#6 Workers’ Compensation Undercuts Employer Liability Exclusion, U.S. Appeals Court Rules
Jul 11 2023 // Since workers’ compensation shields an employer from liability, an insurer may not be able to rely on an employer liability exclusion in a commercial general liability policy to avoid claims. That’s the...
#7 Delaware High Court OKs Lien Against Uninsured Motorist Benefits in Workers’ Compensation Case
Sep 7 2023 // The Delaware Supreme Court has broken with its own precedent to rule that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier may assert a lien against benefits an injured employee recovers from other sources. The particular...
#8 Citigroup Managing Director Sues Over Sexual Harassment
Nov 21 2023 // Citigroup was sued on Monday by a managing director who said a former top equities banker subjected her to sexual harassment and abuse including death threats. Ardith Lindsey said the New York-based bank, her employer...
#9 Corporate America Is Rethinking Diversity Hiring as Legal Challenges Rise
Nov 22 2023 // The same conservative activists who helped gut race-related college admissions at the US Supreme Court have now set their sights on corporate diversity programs, barraging airlines, tech giants and law firms with lawsuits...
#10 Maryland’s Workers’ Compensation Bars Non-Dependent Child’s Wrongful Death Claim
Dec 12 2023 // A non-dependent adult child whose father died on the job does not have a right to bring a wrongful death claim against her late father’s employer, the Maryland Appellate Court has ruled. The appeals court affirmed a...
#11 Child Social Media Influencers in Illinois to Receive Compensation Under New Law
Aug 14 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of Peoria, who sponsored a bill that was signed into law...
#12 $40M Lawsuit by Virginia Teacher Who Was Shot: Civil Court or Workers’ Compensation?
Jul 11 2023 // Lawyers for a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can start the process of interviewing eyewitnesses, reviewing the boy`s disciplinary files and accessing other records for a $40 million lawsuit...
#13 New Jersey Supreme Court: Workers’ Compensation Covers Commuting Employee’s Car Crash Injury
Nov 27 2023 // Typically, workers who are injured during their commute to work aren’t eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. The New Jersey Supreme Court highlighted an exception to that rule in a unanimous decision...
#14 Tech Firm Settles Over Failure to Accommodate Deaf Job Candidate
Dec 4 2023 // A San Diego-based technology firm for the hospitality industry has avoided a trial over charges it discriminated against a qualified deaf applicant from Massachusetts for a remote IT job. U.S. District Judge Richard G....
#15 Fake Job Offer Opened Door to Suspected North Korean Crypto Hack
Aug 10 2023 // In late July, a programmerat Estonia’s CoinsPaid, the world’s biggest crypto payment provider, met over video link with a recruiter who had reached out on LinkedIn with a lucrative job offer. During the...
#16 Is Trampoline Job Landscape Work? AI Says Yes. 11th Circuit Says It’s Not Covered
May 30 2024 // Is the installation of an in-ground trampoline considered landscaping work, covered by a landscaper’s liability insurance policy? Artificial intelligence programs suggest that it is. But human judges with the 11th...
#17 Agency Compensation Rose Again in 2023 But Not Everyone Is Pleased
Feb 19 2024 // Agency salaries and total compensation rose in 2023 for everyone in the Insurance Journal Agency Salary Survey. But while insurance agency personnel made more money last year, not everyone was satisfied. Managers/owners...
#18 US Sues SpaceX, Alleges Hiring Discrimination Against Asylum Seekers, Refugees
Aug 25 2023 // The U.S. Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for allegedly discriminating against asylum recipients and refugees in hiring. “The lawsuit alleges that, from at least...
#19 Robots Say They Won’t Steal Jobs, Rebel Against Humans
Jul 10 2023 // Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans’ jobs or rebel against us. But, in the world’s first human-robot...
#20 Texas Women Want Careers as Truck Drivers Say They Can’t Get a Job Because of Their Gender
Oct 27 2023 // Ashli Streeter entered truck driving school with high hopes of the open road and a well-paying job. The 27-year-old from Killeen took out a $7,000 loan for school and received her commercial driver’s license in May....
