Fremont, California-based contractor Superior Automatic Sprinkler Co. agreed to provide monetary and injunctive relief to a construction worker following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The worker, who is transgender and identifies as queer, filed a charge …
The law firms leading class-action litigation against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires in Oregon want to examine whether the utility owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is colluding with other law firms to reach lowball settlements with …
A half-dozen Maui wildfire victims sued a group of insurers, including State Farm and Allstate, accusing them of throwing a wrench into a tentative $4 billion deal to settle their claims. The lawsuit filed Friday in state court in Maui …
Risk Strategies named Troy Bagwell commercial lines leader for the West region. Bagwell, who is based in Los Angeles, is responsible for building and executing the regional strategy for the commercial property/casualty business segment. Bagwell joins Risk Strategies from Panorama …
Registrations of Tesla cars in California fell 24% in the April to June period, marking the third consecutive quarter that the company posted a sales drop in its key market, indicating mounting challenges for the EV maker, according to industry …
Intense heat that has been baking parts of the interior Western U.S. is expected to expand into the Pacific Northwest in the coming days, raising the risk of heat-related illnesses and new wildfires, according to an AccuWeather media advisory. Forecasts …
Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation said Friday they have agreed to develop operational plans for electric air taxi networks at California airports where the Texas-based airline operates. The companies said they have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on …
A popular Sonoma County chef denied three workers at its Healdsburg, California establishment of more than $35,000 in overtime wages, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Investigators in the department’s Wage and Hour Division say chef Octavio Diaz shortchanged …
California will have to build public charging stations at an unprecedented — and some experts say unrealistic — pace to meet the needs of the 7 million electric cars expected on its roads in less than seven years. The sheer …
Intact Hires Janssens as SVP of West Coast Commercial Surety Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, the brand for Intact Financial Corporation’s U.S. insurance company subsidiaries, headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota, hired Erik Janssens as senior vice president of West Coast Commercial Surety. …
