California Overtime Law Threatens Use of Grazing Goats to Prevent Wildfires May 31, 2023 By Terry Chea WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to...
Material, Labor Price Hikes Driving Increases in Claim Costs August 4, 2021 By Jim Sams The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a sharp increase in the price of materials and labor and driving increases in property...
Washington Supreme Court: Farmworkers to Get Overtime Pay November 9, 2020 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday the state’s dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they...
6th Circuit Approves Class Action for Ky. Underpayments by State Farm July 14, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit to proceed against State Farm Fire and Casualty...
6th Circuit Affirms Class Action Suit to Collect Underpayments by State Farm July 1, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court has cleared the way for a class-action lawsuit to proceed against State Farm Fire and Casualty...
6th Circuit Sides With Policyholder in Depreciation for Labor Costs Dispute March 20, 2020 By Jim Sams Ohio law does not allow Allstate to include labor costs when calculating the amount of depreciation for a property damage...