March 10, 2008
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March 7, 2008
Twelve companies with approximately 32,500 employees in Texas recently were approved to self-insure for workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation Self Insurance Program. Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts …
March 6, 2008
South Carolina Drivers who don’t slow down and switch lanes on a four-lane highway to avoid law enforcement or emergency workers on the roadside could get four points on their license under legislation approved Tuesday by a House committee. The …
March 6, 2008
Traffic crashes cost American motorists more than $160 billion a year while inflicting a staggering per-person toll on small cities such as Little Rock, Ark., Columbia, S.C., and Pensacola, Fla., according to a AAA research report. The study found that …
March 6, 2008
South Carolina’s Rosenfeld Einstein, announced the addition of Dani Whaley as an Account Manager in the firm’s Employee Benefits Group. Whaley joins the firm with more than 15 years of professional experience in human resources. Her experience includes worker’s compensation …
March 6, 2008
Aon Consulting Worldwide, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corp., announced that Mary Kay Vona joined the Tampa, Fla., office as executive vice president and southeast region leader. Vona, 47, brings nearly 25 years of human capital consulting …
March 6, 2008
The new head of the National Hurricane Center says the big challenge for forecasters is predicting the intensity of hurricanes. Bill Read says there’s been a lot of improvement in track models in recent years. But he says intensity forecasts …
March 6, 2008
Some 67,000 child car seats manufactured by South Carolina-based Combi USA Inc., are being recalled because federal tests show the seats might separate from their bases in front-end collisions, the company said. In a release Monday, the Combi USA said …
March 6, 2008
There were fewer accidents and deaths involving trains in the U.S. last year, but more railroad incidents involving hazardous materials. Last year, 486 people nationwide were killed after trespassing on railroad lines compared with 518 deaths in 2006. Another 339 …
March 6, 2008
Homeland Security officials are pushing recalcitrant states to adopt stricter driver’s license standards to end a standoff that could disrupt domestic air travel. States have less than a month to send a letter to the Homeland Security Department seeking an …