An insurer does not have to defend or indemnify a refrigeration sales and service company in an auto care negligence lawsuit because of a policy exclusion, a federal appeals court said Thursday, upholding a lower court decision. Seffner, Florida-based Tasman Services LLC purchased a commercial general liability policy from Lansing, Michigan-based Southern-Owners Insurance Co. which provided coverage, including for bodily …

(Reuters) — Siemens has launched an investigation after Der Spiegel reported that a former programmer from Russian IT company NTC Vulkan – who has reported links to Russian security services – worked for the German engineering and technology company. The German newspaper said the worker was now employed by Siemens in Munich. “We are taking this seriously and we are …

The US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit late Thursday against Norfolk Southern Corp. and the Norfolk Southern Railway Co. unit. to seek damages for alleged environmental violations under the Clean Water Act and to hold the company responsible for cleanup costs in the February 3 freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The complaint, filed on behalf of the …

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Thursday that it cited a Florida framing contractor for safety violations, marking the sixth time since 2021 that the company has faced similar charges. OSHA said it proposed $82,500 in penalties against Fort Walton Beach, Fla.-based Panhandle Guest Design Inc. after citing the company for two repeat violations for failing to ensure …

Munich Re Ltd said on Friday it has left the UN Net-Zero Insurance Alliance over antitrust concerns. “In our view, the possibilities to pursue decarbonisation targets in a collective approach among insurance companies worldwide without exposing ourselves to significant antitrust risks are so limited that it is more efficient to pursue our climate ambition to reduce global warming individually,” says …

(Reuters) — Tesla Inc has been sued by a black former chief executive who says he was fired for pushing back against comments from his white supervisor that he claims were racist, the latest in a series of racial bias cases against the world’s most valuable car manufacturer. John Goode, who oversaw a Tesla service center near Atlanta, filed a …

An unlicensed New York employment broker pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony counts of insurance fraud and fraudulent practices in connection with a scheme to avoid paying workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Salvador Almonte Jr. engaged in what prosecutors called an “extensive insurance fraud scheme” that resulted in the evasion of more than $1 million in premiums and left more than …

An unlicensed New York employment broker pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony counts of insurance fraud and fraudulent practices in connection with a scheme to avoid paying workers’ compensation insurance premiums. Salvador Almonte Jr. engaged in what prosecutors called an “extensive insurance fraud scheme” that resulted in the evasion of more than $1 million in premiums and left more than …

In line with updated public health guidance from the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division announced Thursday that it will lift its COVID-19 safety requirements for all workplaces and employer-provided housing Monday. But to repeal the rules, Oregon OSHA says it must first implement an interim rule to repeal the COVID-19 requirements, giving it time to …

(Reuters) — Walmart Inc. was sued on Thursday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency’s second lawsuit this week accusing the largest U.S. retailer of discriminating against workers with disabilities. The EEOC said Walmart illegally demoted an employee for missing too much work at a Raleigh, North Carolina store because of seizures caused by his generalized convulsive epilepsy, …