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Arizona agriculture officials are fighting a lawsuit filed by a Tucson restaurateur over a new mandate that will require eggs sold in stores to come from cage-free hens starting in 2025 and would raise the cost of doing business, according to the Arizona Daily Star.

The Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board partially reversed on Friday a trial judge’s ruling that denied additional medical benefits to an injured worker who initially failed to disclose prior injuries.

Willis Towers Watson PLC said Monday it has hired former Marsh LLC financial institutions leader Alex deLaricheliere as strategy and execution leader within the financial institutions and professional services industry division of Corporate Risk and Broking, North America.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday relieved Kinsale Insurance Co. of defending the organizer of a drag racing event against suits over a fatal accident that occurred in October 2021.

A New York appellate court on Thursday reversed the denial of a workers compensation claim filed by a former New York City court officer who alleged he became sick or injured due to his cleanup efforts at the World Trade Center after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The Ohio Industrial Commission must revisit a case brought by the widow of a deceased worker who sought compensation for her husband’s loss of use of his extremities due to an industrial accident, an appellate court ruled Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced Friday its final rule designed to protect agricultural employees in the workplace.

With the high monthly premiums, copays, coinsurances and deductibles common in health insurance packages, finally trying to find an in-network specialist is nothing to sing about.

A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled Thursday that a workers compensation judge erred in determining that reimbursing an injured worker for medical marijuana would subject an employer to federal prosecution.

The Federal Trade Commission’s ban on “noncompete” agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts say, as some courts have grown increasingly skeptical of federal agencies’ power to adopt broad rules.

Zurich is the focus of three stories in this week’s BI Top 10. Also of note: Marsh McLennan Agency makes a deal.

Aon PLC’s first-quarter revenue increased as its reinsurance broking and benefits consulting business grew by high-single-digit percentages, but it continued to see pressure in its U.S. retail business.