Special Coverage: COVID-19

West Virginia Expands State Reopenings Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend

Posted: May 20, 2020

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday expanded his plan to lift coronavirus restrictions while acknowledging that cases will likely rise as the economy reopens. The Republican governor has added indoor malls to the growing list of businesses set to …

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North Carolina Revises Workers’ Comp Premium Rules Related to COVID-19

Posted: May 20, 2020

Two new rule revisions to the North Carolina Basic Manual for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability (NC Basic Manual) related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been approved by the North Carolina Department of Insurance. The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) …

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McDonald’s Faces Class Action From Workers Over COVID-19 Safety

Posted: May 20, 2020

Five McDonald’s workers in Chicago filed a class action lawsuit against the chain on Tuesday, accusing it of failing to adopt government safety guidance on COVID-19 and endangering employees and their families. McDonald’s failed to provide adequate hand sanitizer, gloves …

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Johnson & Johnson to No Longer Sell Talc-Based Baby Powder in U.S., Canada

Posted: May 20, 2020

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, making the decision after a consumer products “portfolio reassessment related to COVID-19.” The U.S. healthcare conglomerate said it …

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Work From Home Is Fine . . . For Now: Opinion

Posted: May 20, 2020

There are reasons to be optimistic about corporate America getting more comfortable with work-from-home arrangements brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Workers gain more flexibility around their working and living arrangements. Both companies and workers stand to save money by …

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Johnson & Johnson to Stop Selling Talc-Based Baby Powder in U.S. and Canada

Posted: May 20, 2020

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, making the decision after a consumer products “portfolio reassessment related to COVID-19.” The U.S. healthcare conglomerate said it …

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Businesses could face liability if employees test positive for coronavirus

Posted: May 19, 2020

The question is no longer IF COVID-19 will become a business issue, but how to prevent it from becoming a significant one.

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Preparing for hurricane season as we cope with COVID-19

Posted: May 19, 2020

The 2020 hurricane season is expected to be a dangerous one, particularly in the wake of COVID-19

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Student of the Industry: Who Writes D&O and How Much Premium Is There?

Posted: May 19, 2020

Directors & officers insurance certainly has been in the press recently—boards of directors are concerned over price increases and their exposure to lawsuits related to COVID-19.

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Insurance Speak: Business interruption claims & COVID-19

Posted: May 19, 2020

Erik Josowitz of InsuranceQuotes.com talks about the role of BI insurance for businesses forced to close due to the coronavirus.

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J&J to stop selling talc-based powder in US, Canada

Posted: May 19, 2020

Johnson and Johnson on Tuesday said it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in the United States and Canada as part of a broad reassessment of its consumer product portfolio prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Family of meat cutter who died of COVID sues Tyson

Posted: May 19, 2020

The family of a Tyson Foods Inc. worker who died from COVID-19 has filed a wrongful death suit against the company.

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Pandemic Could Complicate Colorado’s Potentially Bad Fire Season

Posted: May 19, 2020

As if Southwest Colorado’s extreme drought wasn’t enough to raise concerns about a potentially destructive wildfire season, the added complications of the coronavirus have only fueled that anxiety. The COVID-19 outbreak demands people isolate as much as possible to reduce …

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Union sues OSHA for failing to issue COVID standard

Posted: May 19, 2020

The AFL-CIO filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration over the lack of temporary standards to protect workers in the country from acquiring COVID-19.

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AFL-CIO sues OSHA for failing to issue COVID standard

Posted: May 19, 2020

The AFL-CIO filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration over the lack of temporary standards to protect workers in the country from acquiring COVID-19.

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Is talent the silver lining in Covid-19?

Posted: May 19, 2020

With so many lives taken so early, and others immeasurably impacted, both with health and loss of work, what could be the silver lining?  Almost 1 in 4 Americans (36M)...

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Publisher appeals COVID-19 ruling denying coverage

Posted: May 19, 2020

A magazine publisher is appealing a federal court ruling in favor of an insurer in a coronavirus-related business interruption dispute.

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Reopening U.S. Economy Will Mean Creating All Kinds of New Jobs

Posted: May 19, 2020

Thermal scanners in Utah and Maryland. Contact tracers in San Francisco. Decontamination technicians in Miami. Meet the people needed to keep the post-Covid economy running. In the wake of a pandemic that’s put millions of Americans out of work, a …

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M&A Legend Martin Lipton Warns of Coming Virus Lawsuit Wave

Posted: May 19, 2020

A push by Republicans in Congress to create stronger liability protections for businesses hammered by the Covid-19 virus won’t completely curb lawsuits over injuries and losses caused by the pandemic, famed M&A litigator Martin Lipton said. Speaking to the Economic …

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Insurance industry takes 3rd place for virtual happy hours

Posted: May 19, 2020

After finance and engineering, insurance nabbed the third spot among industries now taking part in virtual office happy hours, as COVID-19 has more professionals working from home, according to a study released Tuesday by Chicago-based alcoholic beverage company Phusion Projects.

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