A southwest Louisiana contractor that provides nondestructive testing in Louisiana, Texas and Florida has paid $495,900 in back wages to 411 workers, the U.S. Department of Labor said. Versa Integrity Group Inc. of Sulphur erroneously classified wages as per diem …
Texans should expect warmer weather, more wildfires and urban flooding, and increased impact from hurricanes through 2036 thanks to climate change, according to a new study from the Office of the Texas State Climatologist at Texas A&M University. The study …
Greg Brandon has been appointed executive director of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX). His appointment is effective March 9, 2020. Brandon succeeds Don Meyer, who has served as interim executive director of SLTX since October 2019. Meyer …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has implemented a new crop insurance endorsement, Hurricane Insurance Protection – Wind Index (HIP-WI), the agency announced. HIP-WI covers a portion of the deductible of the underlying crop insurance policy …
The Oklahoma Senate has passed legislation that strengthens laws related to workplace safety in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Senate Bill 1290, the Medical Care Provider Protection Act, by Sen. Darrell Weaver, aims to stem instances violence against people who …
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr is resigning from his post effective March 27, 2020, to pursue opportunities in the private sector, the state insurance department reported. Kerr was named appointed as insurance commissioner in early 2015 by then Arkansas Gov.-Elect …
Professional fire departments along the Texas-Mexico border region will be sharing $1 million in grant funding through the Border Zone Fire Department (BZFD) program, according to the office of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. The funds will provide specialized equipment, maintenance, …
The top two governing officials of the San Antonio area on Monday blocked the release of quarantined cruise ship evacuees, declaring a public health emergency after a woman allowed to leave quarantine later tested positive for the new coronavirus. Declarations …
Gov. John Bel Edwards said on March 2 that he would renew his fight to raise Louisiana’s minimum wage in the upcoming legislative session, but he offered little insight into whether he would agree to Republican demands to rewrite the …
An industrial painting company in Beaumont, Texas, has settled a federal lawsuit that alleged it unlawfully fired a worker because of his medically prescribed methadone. Steel Painters LLC, an industrial sandblasting and painting services company, has agreed to pay monetary …
