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The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries on Tuesday announced a citation and fines against a Wenatchee fruit grower over trench safety violations that led to a worker being buried.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday that it cited an Ohio pork processing company after two workers became sickened during an ammonia gas exposure incident at the facility.

Urgent action must be taken in the Red Sea to stop attacks on merchant shipping by Yemen’s Houthis, leading industry groups said Wednesday, after the sinking of a second ship.

Agencies that want to optimize productivity and drive growth should look closer at their financial operations.

Jeff Buyze, national property practice leader at USI, and Doug O’Brien, national practice division manager, casualty and alternative risk, at the brokerage, discuss property/casualty market conditions and the outlook for the commercial insurance sector.

The clock is ticking for employers in California that must have in place a customized and comprehensive anti-violence plan by July 1, and insurance experts say many are behind in their preparations, a shortcoming that could result in fines and lawsuits.

Amazon.com Inc. is facing $5.9 million in fines after allegedly failing to meet parameters set by a two-year-old law that requires warehouses to provide employees notices regarding quotas, which regulators nationwide have linked to the company’s high injury rate.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. announced that its pet insurance business is taking “underwriting actions” to “maintain long-term viability and profitability” by not renewing about 100,000 policies through mid-2025.