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About 17% of Gulf of Mexico Oil Production Shut Due to Hurricane Rafael
About 17% of crude oil production and 7% of natural gas output in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut in response to Hurricane Rafael, the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said on Wednesday. Energy producers had shut …
POSTED NOVEMBER 07, 2024 6:04 AM |
‘Board Certified’ Could Soon be an Advertising Thing for Florida Insurance Lawyers
By this time next year, plaintiffs lawyers, who have frequently been held up as thorns in the side of the Florida property insurance industry for their sometimes-aggressive pursuit of policyholder claims litigation, could have a stamp of credibility to brandish …
POSTED NOVEMBER 07, 2024 6:01 AM |
Massachusetts Voters Allow Uber, Lyft Drivers to Unionize
Massachusetts voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure that would allow ride-share drivers to unionize, becoming the first U.S. state to allow drivers for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft to do so. With 94% of precincts reporting, 53.9% of …
POSTED NOVEMBER 07, 2024 6:00 AM |
Company Vows to Sue Over Damages After New Mexico Authorities Destroy Cannabis Crops
State police have destroyed tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana plants at greenhouses in northwestern New Mexico, marking what regulators say is the largest seizure and destruction of cannabis in New Mexico since new possession and cultivation laws took …
POSTED NOVEMBER 07, 2024 6:00 AM |
Time Dwindling For Flood-Affected Connecticuters to Apply for Assistance
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently reminded homeowners, renters and businessowners in Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven counties that less than two weeks remain to apply for federal disaster assistance to support recovery for uninsured or underinsured property damage experienced during …
POSTED NOVEMBER 07, 2024 6:00 AM |
Pennsylvania Prohibits Fires on State Lands As Dry Conditions Persist
Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) announced that it is prohibiting campfires on state park and forest lands until further notice. The department also encouraged Pennsylvanians to avoid burning on all lands amid extremely …
POSTED NOVEMBER 07, 2024 6:00 AM |
High Winds in Southern California Drive Two Blazes
A wildfire sparked in California’s upscale Malibu beach community on Wednesday was driven by powerful winds sweeping apart the state’s southern region. The Broad Fire in Los Angeles County, which had shut down Pacific Coast Highway between Web Way and …
POSTED NOVEMBER 06, 2024 10:27 PM |
Illinois Contractor Cited for Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards
Federal inspectors have cited 595 Construction LLC – a Crystal Lake, Illinois contractor with a history of exposing employees to fall hazards – for eight safety violations after finding employees framing a residential structure without required protections three times at …
POSTED NOVEMBER 06, 2024 5:04 PM |
Texas Medical Supplier to Pay $448K in Back Wages for Racial Hiring Discrimination
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has entered into an agreement with McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc., one of the nation’s largest distributors of medical supplies, to resolve alleged systemic hiring discrimination against nearly 900 Black, Hispanic …
POSTED NOVEMBER 06, 2024 5:00 PM |
Automotive Control Company to Pay $80K Over Sex Discrimination
An automotive quality control company with locations in Michigan, Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee and South Carolina, will pay $80,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit, the federal agency announced. …
POSTED NOVEMBER 06, 2024 4:57 PM |
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