Two Pennsylvania county governments — Bucks and Washington— reported some progress this week restoring computer systems and overcoming the effects of cyber incidents. But both still have work to do to return to business-as-usual more than a week after they …
Global insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported the acquisition of Washington Depot, Connecticut-based Ericson Insurance Advisors. Ericson Insurance Advisors is a personal lines-focused insurance broker serving high-net-worth clients nationwide. Spencer Houldin, Peter Houldin and their team will remain …
Library Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in New York City, will pay $42,000 to a former front desk employee to resolve a discrimination lawsuit over its alleged failure to reasonably accommodate the clerk’s disability. According to a lawsuit filed by …
New York-based Insurtech platform Indemn announced it has closed a $1.9 million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by venture capital firm Markd, with participation from Afterwork Ventures, Everywhere Ventures, and a group of investors from Australia and the …
U.S. Steel has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the Pittsburgh-based company of violating federal clean air laws by operating plants without its desulfurization controls for more than three months, emitting clouds of sulfurous gas into surrounding towns. The …
Two current and two former Massachusetts State Police troopers are among six charged in connection with an alleged conspiracy to give passing scores to certain Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) applicants, including individuals who had failed or did not take the …
A measure that would prohibit smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos moved forward Monday after three years of going nowhere, heartening casino workers who say they are literally sick and tired of having smoke blown in their faces at work. The …
The state of Connecticut is suing 28 chemical manufacturers that it alleges are responsible for “knowingly contaminating” the state’s waters and natural resources and harming public health with toxic PFAS “forever chemicals.” Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has filed two …
A Virginia police officer has been denied workers’ compensation benefits for a heart condition despite the state law that his condition is presumed to be work-related. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWCC) has ruled that the officer’s public university employer, …
Michael Lezynski has joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as executive vice president within the company’s Alliant Americas division. Based in Red Bank, New Jersey Lezynski will be responsible for growth and expansion in the New Jersey and …
