John Pilkington’s boss wouldn’t take no for an answer. During more than two years as a food runner at an upscale steakhouse in Scottsdale, Arizona, Pilkington says his male supervisor groped, fondled and otherwise sexually harassed him more than a …
Foodborne illnesses cost the United States $152 billion in health-related expenses each year, according to a study released by consumer and public health groups on Wednesday. Food safety advocates are hoping that the study will boost efforts in Congress to …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) has recognized Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.), a former independent insurance agent, as its Legislator of the Year for 2009. The award was presented yesterday at a luncheon, just prior …
Federal legislation designed to streamline non-resident insurance agent and broker licensing passed the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 2554, the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2009, or more commonly referred to as NARAB II, passed …
The federal government is seeking Medicare reimbursements from lawyers, manufacturers and insurers that were involved in a $300 million settlement over widespread PCB contamination in the east Alabama city of Anniston. A lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against 18 …
The U.S. Senate last night passed legislation that includes an extension of the federal flood insurance program until March 28. President Obama has signed the measure. The extension means that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which has been unable …
As American International Group Inc. prepares to shed two big units, it looks set to follow the same path as Citigroup Inc. out from under the U.S. government’s wing. The government is likely to follow an exit strategy similar to …
Insurance agents with customers waiting to be covered in the federal flood insurance program should tell those customers about the program’s suspension, an insurance expert is advising. As reported by Insurance Journal, the program could be in limbo for about …
A U.S. congressional panel has found evidence Toyota routinely withheld company records it should have turned over in court and settled personal injury cases to avoid revealing key engineering data dubbed the “Books of Knowledge,” the panel’s chairman said Friday. …
The Senate last week failed to vote on bills to extend several federal programs including jobless benefits, COBRA subsidies, transportation project funding and flood insurance before these programs expired Feb. 28. A single senator, Jim Bunning, R-Ky., has derailed final …
