Hilcorp Fined $9.4 Million for New Mexico Methane Emissions October 22, 2024 By Kevin Crowley Hilcorp Energy Co., the privately held oil producer run by billionaire Jeff Hildebrand, will pay a $9.4 million civil penalty...
Nearly $75M in Federal Grant Funds to Help Alaska Native Communities With Climate Impacts October 22, 2024 Nearly $75 million in federal grant funds over the next five years will be aimed at helping Alaska Native communities...
California Department of Workers’ Comp Announces Temporary Total Disability Rates for 2025 October 22, 2024 California’s 2025 minimum and maximum temporary total disability rates will increase on Jan. 1, 2025, the Division of Workers’ Compensation...
Colorado Mine Where Guide Was Killed, Tourists Trapped Ordered Closed by Regulators October 21, 2024 By Colleen Slevin A former Colorado gold mine where a tour guide was killed and a group of tourists was trapped for hours...
Archdiocese of Los Angeles Agrees to Pay $880M to Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse October 21, 2024 The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades,...
California’s Cost of Treating Injured Workers 10% Below Other States in Study October 21, 2024 Workers’ compensation medical payments per claim in California were 10% below the median state of a 17-state study sample for...
Maui Wildfire Survivors Will Get An Additional Year of Housing Help From FEMA October 18, 2024 Survivors of last year’s deadly wildfire that decimated a historic Maui town will receive an additional year of housing assistance...
Wuuii Partnering with IBHS on Wildfire Prepared Home Option for Californians October 18, 2024 Wuuii is partnering with the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety to combine IBHS’ Wildfire Prepared Home program and...
Colorado Mine Elevator Door Was ‘Broken’ in Accident That Killed 1, Trapped 12 October 17, 2024 By Matthew Brown, Amy Beth Hanson, Mead Gruver and Jesse Bedayn Investigators are trying to figure out what led to an elevator accident inside a former Colorado gold mine that killed...
Man Banned From California’s Workers’ Comp System Charged for Billing Nearly $100M October 17, 2024 A man banned for life from the California workers’ compensation system after being twice convicted of fraud was charged with...