A settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit over the 2013 death of a diabetic man who was denied medical treatment at a county jail in Oklahoma, according to court records. McClain County commissioners will pay $750,000 to the …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration office in South Dakota plans to add another inspector after its first year of operation because of the volume of inspections it’s handling. The five-person office conducted 105 inspections in the last fiscal year, …
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has issued his first pardon in almost seven years in office to a man convicted of felony theft as a college student in 1994. Brownback’s office announced the pardon for Mark Schmitt of Parker, Colorado. Schmitt …
Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Employee Plans LLC has hired Donn Duhon as vice president of new business development. Duhon focuses on bringing creative and cost-effective solutions to employers pursuing a self-funded benefits program for their employees. He has 30 years of …
The Supreme Court is leaving in place the conviction of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship for misdemeanor conspiracy to violate federal safety standards at a West Virginia mine where 29 miners died in 2010. The court declined Tuesday to take …
Burns & Wilcox, a wholesale insurance broker and underwriting manager, has announced the relocation and expansion of its Philadelphia, Penn., office, making its second investment in the state of Pennsylvania this year. This larger space in the metropolitan area gives …
Octo Telematics, the London-based provider of telematics for the auto insurance industry, announced it will acquire the usage-based insurance (UBI) assets of Willis Towers Watson and will create a partnership with the broker to develop insurance products. These UBI assets …
Damages from a recent storm in Alaska’s North Slope could end up costing more than $10 million, and a damaged road in the nation’s northernmost town could keep whalers from an important subsistence area. North Slope Borough officials say the …
Los Angeles, Calif.-based Venbrook has named Lee Exton managing director of employee benefits and total rewards. Exton will oversee all aspects of benefits and total rewards programs. Exton has more than 25 years of human resources and benefits consulting expertise …
The fires ravaging Northern California stand to leave the area’s renowned wine industry with damage that will be felt long after the final flames burn out. At least four Napa Valley vineyards have been destroyed or significantly damaged, and the …
