Massachusetts has awarded $653,000 in grant money that will be used to provide safety training to nearly 11,000 workers in the state. The money will go to 62 organizations across the state, according to the Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA), …
Pennsylvania-based wholesaler USG Insurance Services has hired James Budd as an underwriter and broker in its Canonsburg office. Budd, a 30-year industry veteran, most recently served as senior account executive with DVUA, He has also held positions with Transamerica and …
A former Massachusetts prison guard has pleaded not guilty to charges that he ran long-distance races while collecting worker’s compensation for an on-the-job injury he said made it impossible to do strenuous activities. John Cloutier of Freetown was released on …
The town of Framingham has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by a social services agency that wanted to open a home for recovering drug addicts in town. The South Middlesex Opportunity Council claimed in …
Despite a public outcry over drivers who text, talk and e-mail that has prompted dozens of states to ban the practice, enforcing those laws is proving difficult. But Matthew Howard, co-founder and CEO of ZoomSafer, has created a novel way …
New Jersey-based insurance wholesaler Crump has hired Adam Kagan as chief market relations officer. Kagan will work with Crump’s wholesale and specialty programs units to assist in developing and expanding carrier relationships. He joins Crump following 17 years with Marsh, …
Two Virginia Tech professors have been awarded an $825,000 federal research grant aimed at reducing falls on residential construction sites. The grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will focus on adapting industry safety equipment for use …
A former high school gymnast from Milford whose feet were severely injured when plywood boards fell on them as she set up a temporary floor for practice has settled with the school department for $625,000. Kaylee Ritchie was 14 when …
A business group says the economic downturn is still having an effect on New York City’s construction industry — a key driver for commercial insurance spending in the region. The New York Building Congress says construction spending in the city …
There were a raft of hazards and regulatory failures at a contaminated ground zero tower where two firefighters died, but that’s not a reason to toss out manslaughter charges against three construction company figures who worked there, a judge ruled …
