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Former New York Post Editor Alleges Harassment, Retaliation

Jan 20 2022 // A New York Post editor whose departure was announced Tuesday alleged she was fired two months after revealing to an executive that former editor Col Allan had sexually harassed her.The Post said any suggestion of...

Alera Group Acquires New York-Based International Broker Foa & Son

Jan 19 2022 // Alera Group reports it has acquired Foa & Son, an international insurance broker based in New York City.Terms were not disclosed. Founded in 1861, Foa & Son maintains commercial practice groups in multinational...

Doctors, Police Officer Among 13 Indicted in Alleged $100M Auto Insurance Scam

Jan 19 2022 // Federal prosecutors have charged 13 people—including a New York City police officer, an attorney and four physicians—in two indictments that allege they schemed to defraud auto insurers out of $100 million by bribing...

New York Reconsiders Statute of Limitations for Adult Sexual Abuse Survivors

Jan 19 2022 // New Yorkers who were sexually abused as adults could sue abusers in civil court under a bill that supporters are again urging the state to pass.The Adult Survivors Act would provide a one-year litigation window for those...

Safety Doors Failed in New York City High-Rise Apartment Fire That Killed 17

Jan 13 2022 // Investigators sought answers Monday for why safety doors failed to close when fire broke out in a New York high-rise, allowing thick smoke to rise through the tower and kill 17 people, including eight children, in the...

Low-Income Residents Face Higher Risk of Deadly Fires Like New York Apartment Blaze

Jan 13 2022 // The deadly blaze in a Bronx apartment building was the second such tragedy at low-income housing in the U.S. this month, highlighting the stubborn link between poverty and deaths from residential fires.“It’s...

Investigations Begin Into Deadly New York City Apartment Building Fire

Jan 11 2022 // Doctors raced Monday to save survivors of New York City’s deadliest fire in three decades as authorities began investigating how thick smoke could billow through the high-rise, trapping many families inside and...

New York City Sued by Business Over Workplace Vaccine Rule

Jan 10 2022 // A lawsuit has been filed in federal court challenging New York City’s sweeping mandate requiring nearly all private-sector businesses to ban unvaccinated employees from the workplace, asserting that the city’s...

New York AG Finds 1 Million Customer Credentials Compromised at Online Retailers

Jan 6 2022 // More than 1 million customers’ passwords at 17 major retailers have been compromised in what’s known as “credential stuffing” attacks, New York Attorney General Letitia James said, warning...

New York Governor Appoints Three to Court That Hears Comp Appeals

Jan 5 2022 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has appointed three judges to fill vacancies on the state’s intermediate appellate court that hears workers’ compensation cases.“With diverse experience and background, I am...

New York Jury Finds Drugmaker Teva Liable for Fueling Opioid Crisis

Jan 3 2022 // Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. fueled opioid addiction in New York state, a jury found last Thursday, a setback for a company still facing thousands of other opioid-related lawsuits around the United States.The...

New York Man Charged with Insurance Fraud in Stolen Tractor Scheme

Dec 27 2021 // The New York State Police in Brunswick arrested 53-year-old Michael LePage of Glens Falls, New York, on December 17, 2021, for insurance fraud in the fourth degree, a class E felony, and making a false written statement, a...

The Hilb Group Acquires Charles Newman Co., Builds on New York Presence

Dec 20 2021 // The Hilb Group acquired Charles Newman Co. Insurance and Employee Benefits to its portfolio, adding to The Hilb Group’s growing presence in the New York metropolitan area. The transaction became effective December 1,...

New York Contractor Faces $244K in Penalties for Exposing Workers to Fall Risks

Dec 20 2021 // Three federal safety inspections at a Suffern, New York, condominium complex confirmed a Rockland County roofing contractor repeatedly exposed residential roof workers to potentially deadly falls from heights of 18 to 20...

New York Contractor Faces $374K in Penalties After Fatal Worker Fall

Dec 17 2021 // A federal workplace safety investigation has found a Queens, New York, construction contractor failed to provide and ensure the use of effective fall protection safeguards that would have prevented the death of a worker...

Firms Sue to Overturn New York Law Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Industry

Dec 17 2021 // A group of gun manufacturers, distributors and retailers on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a New York law that allows the state and people affected by gun violence to sue the industry.The...

Allergan Settles for $200M with New York Over Opioids

Dec 10 2021 // Pharmaceutical company Allergan Finance LLC will pay $200 million to New York state and two of its counties as part of an agreement that removes it from an ongoing state lawsuit over the opioid crisis, state Attorney...

New York City Expands Its First-In-Nation Vaccination Mandate Program

Dec 7 2021 // New York City is expanding its “Key to NYC” program, the first-in-nation vaccination mandate for workers and customers at indoor dining, fitness, entertainment and performance venues.Starting December 14th, the...

New York Man Indicted for Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud Scheme

Dec 2 2021 // A Bronx, New York, man has been indicted on grand larceny, insurance fraud and additional charges for falsely claiming he was fully disabled and unable to work at his state job so he could collect more than $35,000 in...

New York Seeks Monitor to Oversee Amazon Worker Safety

Dec 1 2021 // New York state’s attorney general on Tuesday asked a state judge to appoint a monitor to oversee worker safety at an Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in New York City, citing the retailer’s alleged rollbacks...