Request for accommodation by disabled med school applicant exceeds ADA: Court
A disabled medical school applicant’s request for accommodation exceeds what is required under the Americans with Disabilities Act, says a federal appeals court in upholding a Missouri medical school’s...
View ArticleU.S. auto safety agency to call for nationwide recall of Takata air bags
(Reuters) The U.S. federal agency overseeing the auto industry called on Takata Corp to make its previously regional air bag recall nationwide.
View ArticleChina says controls on Internet needed to maintain stability
(Reuters) — Chinese officials called on Wednesday for controls on the Internet to preserve stability, saying its model for cyberspace regulation can be the framework for spawning commercial successes...
View ArticleInsurance commissioners group's task force to target cyber security
WASHINGTON — The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has created a task force to help coordinate insurance issues related to cybersecurity, the NAIC announced during its fall meeting in...
View ArticleArizona sues General Motors, says it hid safety defects
(Reuters) — Arizona filed a lawsuit against General Motors Co., claiming the carmaker put the public at risk by concealing safety defects to avoid the cost of recalls.
View ArticleCongress urged to consider sanctions on Chinese cyber spies
(Reuters) — U.S. lawmakers should look into options for punishing cyber-spying and the theft of trade secrets from U.S. companies, a congressional advisory committee on China said on Thursday.
View ArticleAmWINS, CRC, Swett & Crawford form Lloyd's executive risks facility
U.S. wholesale brokers CRC Insurance Services Inc., AmWINS Group Inc., and The Swett & Crawford Group Inc. have formed a new directors and officers program at Lloyd’s of London called the CAS...
View ArticleInsurers see rates falling up to 15% as competition bites
(Reuters) — Competition in the global insurance market is driving commercial rates down by as much as 15%, senior industry participants said on Thursday, as some look to new products such as cyber...
View ArticleEEOC charges manufacturer for using carpal tunnel tests before hiring
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday filed charges against a manufacturer for allegedly inappropriately testing for carpal tunnel syndrome and using applicants' health histories...
View ArticleEmployers to stick with health plan designs in 2015, add wellness incentives
Very few employers are planning to make drastic changes to their group health benefit plans in 2015, opting instead to add incentives to workplace wellness programs, according to new survey data.
View ArticleGrocery wholesaler to pay $735K for allowing racial harassment of workers
A federal district judge has entered a $735,000 consent decree resolving a race harassment lawsuit, in which the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged a Chicago grocery wholesaler with...
View ArticleNYC pays ex-fast-food worker $437,000 to settle Big Mac glass case
(Reuters) — A former McDonald's worker accused and later cleared of putting glass shards in a police officer's hamburger will be paid a $437,000 settlement by the city of New York, authorities said on...
View ArticleConstruction labor shortage raises safety concerns
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — As a global trend toward urbanization and large infrastructure projects looks to spike demand for services in the coming decades, the construction industry is at a crossroads.
View ArticleAirmic welcomes vote to modernize U.K. terrorism reinsurance backstop
Airmic Ltd., the U.K. risk management association, has welcomed a vote by the members of Pool Reinsurance Co. Ltd.
View ArticleIndia moves closer to insurance market reforms
(Reuters) — India’s main opposition Congress party signaled on Monday it could support government legislation to liberalize the insurance industry, a long-delayed reform expected to help improve...
View ArticleHHS proposes third-year fee of $27 for ACA reinsurance program
Self-funded employers and other health care plan sponsors would have to pay $27 for each health plan enrollee in the third and final year of the Transitional Reinsurance Program authorized by the...
View ArticleWorker can't sue employer's insurer over amputated hand under Texas' opt-out...
A man who was injured while working for a Texas employer who opted out of the state workers compensation system can't sue the company's liability insurer after his hand was amputated in a work accident...
View ArticleAramark risk manager Debra Rodgers honored
Aramark Corp. risk manager Debra Rodgers last week was awarded the 2014 Distinguished Leadership Award from the Insurance Society of Philadelphia.
View ArticleSuzanne Cureton named RMIA general manager
Suzanne Cureton has been appointed general manager of the Risk Management Institution of Australasia, RMIA announced Tuesday.
View ArticleWashington state workers comp rates to increase 0.8% in 2015
Workers compensation advisory rates for Washington state businesses will increase 0.8% in 2015, the state Department of Labor & Industries said Tuesday.
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