America’s dedicated public servants are the lifeblood of our democracy. Every day, millions of public workers at all levels of government do extraordinary things to make our lives better and our country stronger. During Public Service Recognition Week, we honor the dedicated Federal, State, Tribal, and local public servants who embody […]
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Weeks after Hurricane Ida tore through her Terrytown condo, Linda Davis’ insurance company, USAA, sent an adjuster to inspect the damage. Wind-driven rain had penetrated the roof of her two-story unit, water-logging insulation in the walls and attic, causing the ceiling to collapse onto her bed upstairs. Much of the […]
Florida property insurers may remember the strange case of Contender Claims Consultants and its associate, now-suspended Miami attorney Scot Strems. Back in 2019, it was the height of concerns about abuses of the state’s assignment-of-benefits law. Stories abounded about some public adjusters’ allegedly cozy relationship with restoration contractors, and about […]
The first was to go back to school. She’s almost done with a nursing degree from Arapahoe Community College. She’s worked throughout the program but has had to pawn possessions and visit the school’s food bank to make ends meet. “Anything that I can put in my pantry to have […]
NSW has already exceeded a target of putting 1000 veterans into public sector jobs by next year. The state government’s veterans’ employment program has placed 1200 former service personnel in NSW government jobs since 2018. At the time, the program had aimed to place 1000 veterans in public service jobs […]
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Congratulations to Knobbe Martens partner Susan Natland, who was promoted by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to serve as Chair of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC). This year will be Natland’s final year in a three-year term serving on […]