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OSHA Probe of Teen Worker’s Fall Uncovers Other Wage, Child Labor, Safety Issues

A federal investigation into why a 17-year-old worker – who fell 24 feet from the roof of a New Castle, Pennsylvania, home improvement store in October 2022 – was doing work that violated child labor laws led to a wider …

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Environmental Risks for Cannabis Operations

In cannabis, there are the apparent risks – product liability, property, and certainly cyber for medical marijuana operations. However, one of the most apparent risks to a cannabis operation are those that may not get as much media coverage. Environmental …

Hershey Looks to ‘Eradicate’ Lead, Cadmium From Chocolate

Hershey Co. is looking to reduce “trace” amounts of lead and cadmium in its chocolate, chief financial officer Steve Voskiul told Reuters on Wednesday, after Consumer Reports found that some dark chocolate bars had potentially harmful levels of the heavy …

Texas Governor Appoints Bolduc as Public Counsel for OPIC

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed David Bolduc as the Public Counsel for the Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2025. The Office represents the interests of insurance consumers in regulatory …

People Moves: Specialty MGA Nirvana Taps Sompo’s Mannsdorfer for European Underwriting; Verlingue Hires Hiscox’s Bethell as Head of Private Clients

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at media, tech and cyber MGA, Nirvana, and the broker Verlingue. A summary of these new hires follows here. New Specialty MGA Nirvana Taps Sompo’s Mannsdorfer for European Underwriting Nirvana, the newly …

Chubb Announces Climate-Focused Underwriting Standards for Oil and Gas Extraction

Chubb Ltd. announced new underwriting criteria for oil and gas extraction projects that will require clients to reduce methane emissions, a by-product of oil and gas production that are among the most severe greenhouse gases. Chubb also announced it will …

Dispute Over Van Gogh Art In Detroit Settled

DETROIT (AP) – A deal has been reached over control of an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh, lawyers said, weeks after the custody fight created public buzz and much tension near the end of a rare U.S. exhibition in …

Floor Collapses Onto 2 Chicago Firefighters

CHICAGO (AP) – A floor collapsed onto two Chicago firefighters early Tuesday as they were helping battle a residential fire, trapping one of them until he was rescued, officials said. Crews arrived at the townhouse about 4 a.m. on the …

People Moves: Lonergan Joins Cadence Insurance as Dallas/Fort Worth Market President

Lonergan Joins Cadence Insurance as Dallas/Fort Worth Market President Kristin Lonergan has joined Cadence Insurance, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, as Dallas/Fort Worth market president. In her new role, she will build and lead a commercial, personal and group benefits …

J&J to Seek U.S. Supreme Court Review on Unit’s Bankruptcy

Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N said on Wednesday that it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revive its effort to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products through the bankruptcy of a subsidiary, after an appeals court …

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