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Six Strategies That Take Weeks Off Your Hiring Process

Aug 7 2023 // Do you think your hiring process takes too long? Have issues with timing cost you time, money and the chance to hire top talent?One of the first lessons I learned as a young recruiter was, “Time kills all...

Fintech Vesttoo to Slash Jobs After Fake Collateral Scandal

Aug 2 2023 // Financial services company Vesttoo said on Tuesday it was laying off about 75% of its staff and closing some offices in Asia, as it tries to recover from a scandal over a fraudulent letter of credit used as collateral in a...

Swedish Mining Firm Exempted From Paying Compensation for Toxic Spill in Spain in ’98

Aug 1 2023 // A Spanish court on Friday exempted a Swedish mining firm from paying 89 million euros ($98 million) in compensation for the cleaning of a toxic sludge spill that occurred in 1998 at a heavy metals mine in southern...

Allstate Loses $17M NC Job Incentive Plan Due to So Many Remote Workers

Jul 27 2023 // Allstate Insurance is no longer eligible for one of the largest incentive packages from the state of North Carolina, created when Allstate pledged to add more than 2,200 workers in Charlotte. The insurance carrier said too...

New York Technology Firm Sued for Not Hiring Engineer Who Is Deaf

Jul 21 2023 // A Rochester, New York technology firm has been charged with allegedly violating federal law by ending its interview with and failing to hire a qualified applicant for an engineering role because he is deaf.According to a...

Workers’ Compensation Remains Profit Engine for U.S. P/C Insurers: AM Best

Jul 18 2023 // Workers’ compensation insurers’ underwriting results continued to outpace the rest of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) commercial sector in 2022, as they benefited from the long-term decline in workplace...

Tesla Directors Pay $735M to Settle Shareholder Lawsuit Over Excess Compensation

Jul 18 2023 // Tesla Inc.’s directors will return $735 million to the company to settle claims they grossly overpaid themselves in one of the largest shareholder settlements of its kind, according to a Monday filing in a Delaware...

Liberty Mutual Announces Organizational Changes, Leading to 370 US Job Losses

Jul 17 2023 // Liberty Mutual Insurance announced major organizational changes and executive leadership appointments, which are aimed at enhancing its personal and small commercial lines business in long-term strategic markets....

Swiss Investor Group Lawsuit to Seek Compensation Over UBS-Credit Suisse Deal

Jul 17 2023 // A Swiss investors’ association is planning to file a lawsuit seeking compensation for former Credit Suisse shareholders, the latest legal action triggered by the bank’s emergency takeover by its cross-town...

NIP Group Expands TreePro Program to Include Small and Large Workers Compensation Programs, Utility Line Clearance Contractors, and More

Jul 13 2023 // WOODBRIDGE, NJ, July 13, 2023 — NIP Group, a leading specialty insurance provider, is excited to announce the relaunch and expansion of its renowned TreePro® program. With the inclusion of small and very large Workers...

Workers’ Compensation Undercuts Employer Liability Exclusion, U.S. Appeals Court Rules

Jul 11 2023 // Since workers’ compensation shields an employer from liability, an insurer may not be able to rely on an employer liability exclusion in a commercial general liability policy to avoid claims. That’s the...

$40M Lawsuit by Virginia Teacher Who Was Shot: Civil Court or Workers’ Compensation?

Jul 11 2023 // Lawyers for a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can start the process of interviewing eyewitnesses, reviewing the boy`s disciplinary files and accessing other records for a $40 million lawsuit...

Meat Processor Agrees to Reform Hiring After Two Teens Found at a Minnesota Plant

Jul 10 2023 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) __ A second company involved in meat processing has agreed to reform its hiring practices after investigators recently discovered teenagers working there.The Labor Department said Friday that Monogram...

Robots Say They Won’t Steal Jobs, Rebel Against Humans

Jul 10 2023 // Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal humans’ jobs or rebel against us.But, in the world’s first human-robot...

Law Firms Are Recruiting More AI Experts as Clients Demand ‘More for Less’

Jul 5 2023 // Chatbots, data scientists, software engineers. As clients demand more for less, law firms are hiring growing numbers of staff who’ve studied technology not tort law to try and stand out from their rivals.Law firms...

The War for Service Talent

Jul 3 2023 // Customer service representatives and account managers are the heart of agencies. They retain valuable business year after year. They are the guardians and caretakers of the agency’s most valuable assets — its...

Is Insurance Recruiting Being Impacted by Artificial Intelligence?

Jul 3 2023 // The movie Terminator 2 is the first thing that comes to mind when I hear about artificial intelligence. A universe where machines take over our daily lives seems so distant from my reality. Then I’m reminded that I...

Safety Concerns Dominate Norfolk Southern CEO’s Job Since Derailment

Jun 30 2023 // Norfolk Southern’s CEO has spoken often of safety and better service since he took the job over a year ago, but it’s safety that has dominated discussions after one of his trains derailed and caught fire in...

Hackers Steal Information From Texas-Based Pilot Recruiting Company

Jun 29 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – Personal information for more than 8,000 applicants to become pilots at American Airlines and Southwest Airlines was stolen when hackers broke into a data base maintained by a recruiting company.The...

Setting Range for Emotional Damage Awards Is Not Its Job, Says Connecticut High Court

Jun 28 2023 // It is up to the Connecticut legislature, not courts, to set any minimum or maximum controls on damages for emotional stress claims, the Connecticut Supreme Court held in a ruling in which it refused to second-guess a...