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Step2 Company, LLC, a toy and plastic products manufacturer with plants in Northern Ohio, violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable accommodations to a pregnant employee with disabilities and firing her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the suit, Step2 disciplined an assembly worker, who worked at the company’s Perrysville, Ohio facility, under its attendance policy when she was absent because of pregnancy-related medical conditions and took approved leave for chronic mental health conditions. The suit alleges Step2 failed to accommodate the employee by excusing her pregnancy- and disability-related absences and also…

The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a Texas big rig parts distributer for 16 serious safety violations after an investigation into a worker fatality found the company exposed workers to confined space and other safety hazards. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration initiated an inspection into FleetPride on Jan. 7, 2026, after an employee asphyxiated while inspecting a tanker trailer. OSHA cited the company for 16 serious and three other-than-serious safety violations, which include failure to implement a confined space program, lacking elements for its respiratory protection program, and exposing workers to electrical hazards. OSHA has proposed $264,380…

Cottingham & Butler, a privately held insurance broker based in Dubuque, Iowa, announced a series of leadership appointments across its Property & Casualty business, reinforcing the firm’s specialized expertise and its commitment to industry-leading insurance brokerage services. Mark Roling has been named EVP, P&C Brokerage Leader. In this role, Roling oversees C&B’s full P&C business, including its Transportation and Risk Management practices, with a focus on aligning the firm’s specialized capabilities and expanding the markets and programs it delivers to clients. Roling has spent his career building Cottingham & Butler’s Transportation practice into one of the most respected in the…

The remains of several geese were found on a New York City sightseeing helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year and killed 6 people, investigators said Thursday, strong suggestions that multiple bird strikes contributed to the tragedy. Reports from the National Transportation Safety Board were not final and do not identify a definitive cause of the crash. But they describe evidence that supports bird strikes before the helicopter plummeted into the river on April 10, 2025. The Federal Aviation Administration has said that helicopters are especially vulnerable to bird strikes because they fly at low altitudes. Strikes can…

A tropical storm watch has been issued for the Florida Panhandle as the Atlantic’s next event takes shape off shore. A tropical depression has formed 155 miles (250 kilometers) south of Panama City, Florida with winds of 30 miles per hour, the US National Hurricane Center said in an advisory issued at 11 a.m. in New York. The system will likely strengthen into Tropical Storm Bertha by Monday with winds potentially peaking at 60 mph by Wednesday. Watches have been posted from Ochlockonee River to the Alabama border, meaning tropical storm conditions may arise in the next two days. Additional…

Southern California Edison announced that more than $750 million has been offered through its Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program to compensate people impacted by one of the massive 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. The company said there’s continued interest in its voluntary program for eligible residents impacted by the Eaton Fire. Related: Edison Gets Mixed Rulings on Bid to Spread Blame for LA Wildfire The company said there have been roughly 3,900 claims submitted to the program. The claims are made up of roughly 12,000 individuals, trusts and legal entities, while 31% were submitted by attorneys or authorized representatives, according to SCE.…

Abbott Laboratories is investigating two cyber incidents involving unauthorized access to some internal systems at its cancer diagnostics business and its LabCentral portal, the company said July 17, adding that its operations were not affected. No other businesses, sites or systems were impacted by the incident at the cancer diagnostics unit, the medical device maker said, adding that legacy Exact Sciences systems were separate from Abbott’s systems. A hacker also allegedly gained access to the LabCentral portal, an externally facing third-party-hosted portal used by Abbott’s core laboratory diagnostics business. But there had been no impact to its businesses or customers…

A U.S. judge on July 17 rejected a bid by 26 employees of Meta Platforms to block the tech giant from laying them off while they pursue claims that they were targeted for job cuts by the company’s AI-powered tools because they have disabilities or took medical leave. U.S. District Judge William Orrick in Oakland, California, in a written order said he would not stop Meta from carrying out the layoffs beginning July 22 while the merits of the workers’ novel legal claims are decided in private arbitration. The judge said the workers could not show that losing their jobs…

Alvaro Ortiz, the CEO of Tampa-based Florida Insurance and Reinsurance Co. since it was formed in 2024, has resigned from the fledgling company without a public explanation or indication of what comes next. “After careful consideration, I have made the important decision to resign from my position as chief executive officer of Florida Insurance and Reinsurance Company (‘Florida Re’), bringing to a close a meaningful and rewarding chapter in my professional journey,” Ortiz posted on his Linkedin page late last week. Ortiz Ortiz and other company officials could not be reached for comment over the weekend. Florida Re’s website continued…

Walmart Inc. said it has removed four bagged iceberg lettuce salad products manufactured by Taylor Farms as recalls tied to a cyclosporiasis outbreak expand. The retailer said Saturday there have been no confirmed illnesses associated with the items, which are sold under its Marketside store brand at select locations. A Walmart spokeswoman said there’s no indication that products sold in its stores are affected by the current cyclospora investigations, but that the company has removed four products as a precaution after receiving notice from a supplier. The recalled Marketside-brand iceberg products were sold at select Walmart stores in 15 states,…