Massey Energy Co said federal investigators’ claims that excessive coal dust fueled a deadly explosion at its West Virginia mine last year were based on faulty data. Instead, the explosion that killed 28 miners last April spread the coal dust …
A lawsuit claims that a suburban Chicago vent cleaning company used fake pictures of mold and mildew to trick consumers. Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against Moshe Kesem, of Schaumburg. The suit also …
Lawmakers rejected plans for the Louisiana Department of Insurance to allow credit card payments for licenses, because they objected to the sliding scale of fees tacked onto card payments. The department had proposed the use of credit and debit cards …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recognized Axcet HR Solutions Inc.’s facility in Lenexa as a “star” site, the highest level of recognition offered by the agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs. Axcet HR Solutions, which manages …
The U.S. Department of Labor has settled with Baton Rouge, La.-based MMR Contractors and Greenville, S.C.-based Fluor Corp. to resolve findings by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that the companies illegally terminated a Franklin, Texas, power plant employee for …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated four counties in Kansas as natural disaster areas. The agency’s declaration cited excessive rain, heat and drought between April 23 and Nov. 1 of last year. The four counties are Coffey, Osage, Shawnee …
Hawaii is hoping to step up its insurance fraud fighting efforts, with two bills up for consideration in the 2011 legislature. HB 751 would strengthen existing fraud provisions by requiring insurers to cooperate with the fraud bureau in order to …
Enforcement by the Missouri Department of Insurance resulted in consumers receiving $10.5 million from their insurance companies in 2010, the DOI reported. The money was returned through the department’s mediation efforts on behalf of consumers who had filed complaints, as …
A national survey says Wyoming led the nation with the highest number of traffic deaths per capita in 2009. The study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says Wyoming had 24.6 deaths per 100,000 residents in 2009 based …
Illinois farmers will be eligible for federal aid now that 16 counties have been declared agricultural disaster areas. The declaration is based on drought that damaged crops last year in southern and eastern Illinois. The state Agriculture Department said rainfall …