Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Report Blasts Head of Massachusetts Care Center Where 76 Veterans Died From COVID
May 3 2022 // The leader of a veterans’ care center in Massachusetts where 76 veterans died after contracting the coronavirus in the spring of 2020 lacked both the leadership skills and the temperament to run such a facility when...
China’s Ping An Profit Drops 24% as Pandemic Deals Blow to Business
May 3 2022 // Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s largest insurer by market value, said profit fell 24% and warned that outbreaks of COVID in the world’s second-biggest economy pose a threat to near-term growth. Net...
Case of COVID Same as Vaccine, Tennessee Law Says
May 2 2022 // Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declined to sign off on a new law requiring governments and businesses to treat immunity from a previous COVID-19 infection as equal to getting vaccinated in their policies. The legislation became...
COVID Again Leading Cause of Work-Related Deaths in Washington
Apr 28 2022 // COVID-19 was the leading cause of work-related fatalities in Washington for the second straight year, accounting for one-fourth of the 106 workers who died, according to the Washington State Department of Labor &...
California Cites Agencies, Foster Farms $3.8M for COVID-19 Sick Leave Violations
Apr 27 2022 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited three temporary staffing agencies as well as joint employers Foster Farms, LLC and Foster Poultry Farms nearly $3.8 million for failure to inform 3,476 temporary...
Iowa Court Finds No Coverage for COVID Income Loss in 2 Decisions
Apr 26 2022 // The Iowa Supreme Court last week ruled in two separate decisions that COVID-19 did not cause a physical loss or damage that would allow a private golf club or a restaurant and bar to recoup income lost during COVID-19...
Popular Garlic Festival in California Canceled over Insurance, Pandemic
Apr 26 2022 // This year’s edition of California’s beloved Gilroy Garlic Festival has been canceled and the annual event’s future is uncertain, organizers announced. The celebration of the pungent vegetable has been...
Worker Died of COVID After Staff Meeting at Washington Business
Apr 26 2022 // An investigation into the COVID-19 death of a worker at a Sumner, Washington, fish processing plant found company leaders knowingly putting workers at risk of exposure to the virus. The Washington state Department of Labor...
California to Keep Workplace Pandemic Rules Through 2022
Apr 22 2022 // California workplace regulators are poised to extend mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022, more than two months after state lawmakers restored similar benefits through...
Massachusetts: First State Top Court Gives Industry a Win in Covid-19 Claims Case
Apr 21 2022 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in the first state high court ruling on the question, has sided with an insurer and an insurance agency in finding that the Covid-19 losses claimed by three restaurants were not...
Philadelphia to Restore Indoor Mask Mandate Amid Covid Case Surge
Apr 13 2022 // Philadelphia is reinstating its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, the city’s top health official announced Monday. Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10...
Bar Owners Get No Relief from Florida’s COVID Shut-Down Orders
Apr 12 2022 // Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal has affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a suit brought by bar owners in Orlando who were shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Orlando Bar Group and its three...
Biden Orders Push on Long COVID, Pandemic’s Shadowy Mystery
Apr 11 2022 // Confronting the pandemic’s lasting shadow, President Joe Biden on April 5 ordered a new national research push on long COVID, while also directing federal agencies to support patients dealing with the mysterious and...
Denial of Restaurants’ Claim Upheld in First Covid-19 Ruling by a New York Appeals Court
Apr 11 2022 // An insurer has been upheld in its denial of coverage in a first ruling on Covid-19 business interruption insurance by a New York appellate court. The appeals court upheld a New York county court—and said it agreed with...
Smart & Final Paying for Egg Price Gouging in California During Pandemic
Apr 7 2022 // Grocery chain Smart & Final has agreed to pay $175,000 in penalties to resolve allegations that the grocer engaged in price gouging of certain organic and cage-free eggs at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic,...
Drop in Cargo Thefts Follows Spike During Pandemic Lockdowns
Apr 4 2022 // A rash of railcar thefts in the Los Angeles area may have given a different impression, but nationally the number of reported cargo thefts dropped by 15% in 2021 compared to the prior year, according to CargoNet’s...
Arizona Auto Insurance Rates Rising on Heels of COVID
Apr 4 2022 // As if spiraling gas prices weren’t enough, motorists across Arizona and the nation are paying more for auto insurance as repair costs and more crowded roads push premium rates higher. After giving customers premium...
How Talent Chiefs Led Through the Pandemic
Apr 4 2022 // For insurance leaders tasked with managing their organization’s human capital, the COVID-19 pandemic presented myriad challenges around employee safety and wellness, and transformed their workplace responsibilities...
FDA Green Lights 2nd Booster of Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna COVID Shots for Older Americans
Mar 29 2022 // The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized a second booster dose of the two most commonly used COVID-19 vaccines for people age 50 and older, given data showing waning immunity and the risks posed by...
Planning, the Pandemic and Price Increases
Mar 23 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. Here’s valuable advice you can share with your construction clients, particularly those who require performance bonds. Although this article was written...
