What Companies Need to Disclose on Coronavirus Infections: Q&A April 21, 2020 By Bob Van Voris and Isis Almeida Almost all U.S. companies are likely to include in their quarterly filings broad statements on risks the ongoing coronavirus pandemic...
Latest Class Actions Over Business Interruption Target 6 Insurers April 21, 2020 A Minnesota dentist, an Ohio bridal shop and a New York pizzeria are among six small businesses that are the...
Travelers Sees Q1 Profit Fall From Storms; It’s Watching COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims April 21, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn and Noor Zainab Hussain Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a 25% drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday and warned that potential...
Nuclear Plants Allowed to Extend Workers’ Hours, Delay Inspections April 21, 2020 By Will Wade Nuclear power plants can now implement longer shifts for workers and delay some inspections, raising concerns that as the coronavirus...
Businesses Press Congress for Immunity When States Lift Coronavirus Lockdowns April 21, 2020 By David Morgan Major U.S. business lobbying groups are asking Congress to pass measures that would protect companies large and small from coronavirus-related...
From Google to Webex to Teams to Zoom: How to Choose a Videoconferencing App April 21, 2020 By Supantha Mukherjee and Munsif Vengattil The coronavirus crisis has seen millions locked in their homes turn to videoconferencing apps, bringing with it question marks over...
Travelers, Insured Law Firm Spar Over Civil Authority Business Income Loss Claim April 21, 2020 Travelers Cos. has gone to federal court in California seeking a declaratory judgment that it is not obligated to pay...
States Easing Path to Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Coronavirus Workers April 21, 2020 By Jim Sams Sympathetic state lawmakers and regulators in states both red and blue promise to make COVID-19 a major cost driver for...
More White Collar Employees Starting to Face Pay Cuts, Layoffs April 20, 2020 By Christopher Rugaber First, it was bars, restaurants, hotels. And clothing stores, movie theaters, entertainment venues. And countless small businesses, from bookstores to...
Layoffs, Small Business Exits Likely Major Coronavirus Effects on Workers’ Comp: NCCI April 20, 2020 A new analysis of the economic effects of the coronavirus finds that while layoffs of workers will have the most...