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New York to Require Disclosure of LLC Ownership for Law Enforcement, Regulators

Law enforcement and regulatory officials in New York will soon have access to information on the ownership behind limited liability corporations (LLCs). Governor Kathy Hochul called the LLC Transparency Act (S.995B/A.3484) a compromise agreement with the legislature that will allow …

Virginia Security Firm Settles Religious Discrimination Claim Over Employee’s Beard

Triple Canopy, Inc. a Reston, Virginia-based company that provides protective services to federal agencies, will pay a former employee $110,759 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

People Moves: New Jersey’s Convelo Group Names Borst President

Convelo Insurance Group, headquartered in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, has hired Andrew “Andy” Borst as president. Borst has 25 years of insurance industry experience, most recently serving as president of E&S and international programs. Borst also served as an executive …

New York Governor Vetoes Bill Seeking to Make It Easier to Challenge Convictions

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have made it easier for people who have pleaded guilty to crimes to challenge their convictions, a measure that was favored by criminal justice reformers but fiercely …

New York Hospital to Pay $300K for Sharing Website Visitors’ Health Data

The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) will pay $300,000 for disclosing the health information of individuals who visited its website, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced. James said an investigation by her office found that the hospital used advertising tools on …

Pennsylvania Law Assures Medical Expense Coverage for Injured Unlicensed Driver

An unlicensed driver exclusion in a Pennsylvania auto insurance policy does not apply to allow an insurer to deny statutorily mandated first party medical expense benefits, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled. The appeals court found that the exclusion does …

Truck Hits Railroad Bridge and Explodes as Train Passes Overhead

A tractor-trailer loaded with what authorities believe were gas containers slammed into the bottom of an overhead railroad bridge in upstate New York and exploded last Thursday night as a freight train was traveling on the tracks above. The crash …

Delaware Hospital System to Pay $47 Million to Settle Billing Fraud Claims

Delaware’s largest hospital system will pay more than $47 million to settle whistleblower allegations by its former compliance officer that it provided kickbacks to outside doctors in return for patient referrals, resulting in fraudulent Medicaid billing. The settlement announced Friday …

New York Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Ban Noncompete Agreements

New York`s governor vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have banned noncompete agreements, which restrict workers` ability to leave their job for a role with a rival business. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who said she tried to work with …

Philadelphia News Helicopter Hit Trees, Broke Apart, Then Caught Fire After Fatal Crash

A Philadelphia television news helicopter returning from an assignment photographing Christmas lights earlier this week plunged into a southern New Jersey forest “at very high speed,” broke apart, then caught fire after it crashed, killing both occupants, a federal crash …

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