Uber Technologies Inc. agreed to settle claims by California prosecutors that its background checks on drivers weren’t as thorough as advertised. The company is required to pay a civil penalty of $10 million within two months and payment of an …
Uber Technologies Inc. drivers suing to be treated like employees are trying to add $1 billion in penalties under California’s unique “bounty hunter” statute as they prepare for trial in June. About 240,000 current and former Uber drivers in California …
The governing committee of the California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau voted unanimously on Wednesday to authorize the WCIRB to submit a mid-year pure premium rate reduction filing to the California Department of Insurance The filing will propose a July …
San Diego, CA, April 6, 2016 – Atlas General Insurance Services announces the release of GoSafe, a new comprehensive risk management, work safety and compliance platform. “This online platform was created by workplace safety experts and designed to help businesses …
Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. won a tentative ruling dismissing claims that it failed to adequately warn consumers about cancer-causing formaldehyde found in some of its laminate flooring. Monday’s decision is a victory for the company after its sales and market …
A new U.S. government task force will look into the country’s biggest ever accidental release of methane, which occurred over several months in Los Angeles, Calif., hoping to prevent future leaks of the potent greenhouse gas from storage wells, the …
California Attorney General Kamala Harris says she has reached a nearly $5 million settlement with five electronics manufacturers accused of fixing prices on television and computer components. Harris’ office announced the deal with LG, Hitachi, Panasonic, Toshiba and Samsung on …
Raising the minimum wage in California to the highest statewide level in the nation would eventually cost taxpayers an additional $3.6 billion a year in higher pay for government employees, legislative analysts determined. The estimate was disclosed as an Assembly …
San Diego, CA, March 29, 2016 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program administrator, welcomes Jesse Mauser as Vice President of Data Analytics. Mauser will provide comprehensive coverage of business intelligence and data analytics, with a focus …
California should delay action on a proposed state-run retirement savings plan for private-sector employees because it could end up leaving taxpayers on the hook, the Investment Company Institute said in a letter Thursday to state Treasurer John Chiang. The program, …
