Posts Tagged ‘Independent contractor’
180-plus marijuana workers unionize in Illinois and California
More than 100 employees at Illinois marijuana stores and 80 at a California cannabis delivery service are joining unions. Teamsters Local 777 reached a tentative agreement with workers at five different marijuana stores owned by Verilife, a subsidiary of PharmaCann, in the Chicagoland area. The collective bargaining agreement covers more than 100 workers at Verilife stores in…
Read More34% of Workplace Injuries Occur in First Year on the Job: Travelers
More than a third of workplace injuries occur during employees’ first year on the job, regardless of age or industry experience, according to a new report from Travelers. In fact, an employee’s time spent in a particular role is one of the driving factors in injury frequency, according to Travelers 2023 Injury Impact Report, which…
Read MoreAttacks on Delivery Drivers Raise Safety Concerns Among Gig Workers
A homeowner fired shots at a couple’s car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making an Instacart delivery. A Florida man was charged with killing and dismembering an Uber Eats delivery driver who brought food to his home. A woman was kidnapped and sexually assaulted while making a DoorDash delivery to a…
Read MoreWhat to Expect: WTW Spring Commercial Insurance Forecasts Mixed
In striking contrast to last year’s double-digit rate hikes for public directors and officers liability insurance and 100-200% jumps for cyber coverage, some buyers renewing those coverages this spring won’t see their insurance bills increase at all. And many will see double-digit declines, according to the latest Insurance Marketplace Realities Report published by global broker and…
Read MoreFinding cost-saving insurance alternatives for rental investors
How can a contractor get a better rebuild insurance rate on a property? This article was produced in partnership with REInsurePro. Desmond Devoy, of Insurance Business America, sat down with Shawn Woedl, CEO of REInsurePro, to discuss insurance solutions for real estate agents and their investor clients. With a hard property market, it is important…
Read MoreCalifornia Department of Insurance Orders Refunds over Bogus Mailers
An insurance company offering home warranties must refund Californians who were reportedly deceived by a misleading mailer sent to hundreds of thousands of consumers. According to an investigation by the California Department of Insurance, Response Indemnity Company of California worked with an unlicensed marketing company that mailed a “final notice” to consumers falsely warning that…
Read MoreUS House bill would would grant marijuana companies federal tax relief
State-legal marijuana businesses would enjoy long-requested federal tax relief under a bill introduced Monday in the U.S. House of Representatives by a key congressional cannabis advocate. The Small Business Tax Equity Act, introduced by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat who co-chairs the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, would make marijuana businesses obeying state law exempt from Section…
Read MoreLyft Investors Call for More Safety Protections for Drivers
A group of Lyft Inc. shareholders is calling on the company to establish stronger safety protections for drivers, change its shareholder voting structure and subject directors to annual elections. SOC Investment Group — which represents pension funds that hold shares in the ride-hailing company — urged the company to publish an annual report on…
Read MoreCalifornia Landscapers Arraigned in Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud Scheme
Five defendants were arraigned this week on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud after a California Department of Insurance investigation found a landscaping company some of the defendants owned allegedly underreported wages to their insurer to reduce their workers’ comp premiums. Three defendants include Antonio Martinez Resendiz, 36, of Murrieta, Ismael Martinez Resendiz, 34,…
Read MoreStates Consider Ban on Cosmetics With ‘Forever Chemicals’
A growing number of state legislatures are considering bans on cosmetics and other consumer products that contain a group of synthetic, potentially harmful chemicals known as PFAS. In Vermont, the state Senate gave final approval this week to legislation that would prohibit manufacturers and suppliers from selling or distributing any cosmetics or menstrual products…
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