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WIESBADEN (dpa-AFX) - Die Ausgaben für Sozialhilfe sind im vergangenen Jahr um 6,5 Prozent gestiegen. Die Sozialhilfeträger gaben 14,4 Milliarden Euro netto für Leistungen nach dem Zwölften Buch des Sozialgesetzbuchs aus, wie das Statistische Bundesamt am Donnerstag in Wiesbaden mitteilte. Darun...
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. (California Insurance Code Section 5335(b) Bars Defense of Insured for Action Brought by the Attorney General's Office for Violation of California's Unfair Competition Law and False advertising Law) (July 2021) - In Adir International, LLC v. Starr Indem. and Liability Co., 994 F.3d 1032 (April 15, 2021) ("AG lawsuit"), the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's dismissal of a declaratory relief action filed by Adir International, LLC ("Adir") against Starr Inde...
(Insurer is Entitled to Arbitrate Underinsured Motorist Claim, Irrespective of Pending Bad Faith Lawsuit) (July 2021) - In McIsaac v. Foremost Ins. Co., 64 Cal.App.5th 418 (April 30, 2021), the California First District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's order denying a petition to compel arbitration brought by Foremost Insurance Company ("Foremost") against its insured, Brett McIsaac ("McIsaac"). The parties' dispute arose out of a motorcycle accident, wherein McIsaac was injured while operating his motorcycle. The driver of the vehicle was underinsured with coverage of only $15,000...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs legislation to provide birth control over the counter Gov. JB Pritzker has signed legislation making Illinois the second state in the Midwest to provide birth control over the counter. Posted: Jul 22, 2021 7:54 PM CHICAGO — Expanding quality and affordable healthcare for Illinois women and families, Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 0135 into law, granting Illinoisans access to birth control over the counter. The historic legislation removes barriers to care that may have previously prevented residents from accessing hormonal contraception, including lack of access to ...
Governor JB Pritzker signed the "Barriers to Care" bill into law today Author: Sam Clancy Updated: 10:06 PM CDT July 22, 2021 CHICAGO — Illinois is now one of the first Midwest states to provide over-the-counter birth control. Governor JB Pritzker signed the "Barriers to Care" bill into law today. Starting in January, pharmacists will use a screening test to give 12-month prescriptions directly to women. The bill also expands Medicaid to cover over-the-counter birth control costs for plans that cover doctor-prescribed birth control. “This legislation that I...