<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>coronavirus workers Archives - Insurance Journal</title>
	<atom:link href="https://www.insurancejournal.com/topics/coronavirus-workers/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/topics/coronavirus-workers/</link>
	<description>Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:00:36 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>
	hourly	</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>
	1	</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0</generator>

<image>
	<url>https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg</url>
	<title>coronavirus workers Archives - Insurance Journal</title>
	<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/topics/coronavirus-workers/</link>
	<width>32</width>
	<height>32</height>
</image> 
	<item>
		<title>Employers Fear Long-Term Liability From &#8216;Take-Home&#8217; COVID-19 Lawsuits</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2022/01/12/649066.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COVID-19 liability protections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19 wrongful death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employer liabiloity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment pract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sees candies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[take home Covid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=649066</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[As COVID-19 cases surge in the United States, businesses say they fear a California court ruling has increased the likelihood that companies will be sued for infections, even by people who are not employees or customers. The Dec. 21 ruling &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2021/06/understanding-floridas-sweeping-new-immunity-580x387.jpg" length="48370" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Labor Group Calls for Probe of Amazon&#8217;s Reporting of Covid Cases at Facilities</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/12/01/643890.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amazon safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupational Safety and Health Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=643890</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc. provided &#8220;misleading or grossly incomplete&#8221; data about the number of Covid-19 infections potentially spread in its U.S. facilities, according to a labor group calling on the federal government to investigate the company. Of the almost 20,000 employees the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/06/amazon-social-distancing-assistant-580x580.jpg" length="63919" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Report Finds Meat Plant Workers&#8217; COVID Cases Much Higher Than Previous Estimates</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/10/28/639419.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 05:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JBS USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meatpacking plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smithfield Foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tyson foods]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=639419</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[Workers at the leading U.S. meatpacking plants experienced cases and death from COVID-19 that were up to three times previous estimates, according to a report by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis seen by Reuters. The U.S. House &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/09/smithfield-foods-workers-bloomberg-580x387.jpg" length="57743" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Employers Get Religion With Vaccine Mandates</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/08/12/626762.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 11:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employer liability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employer mandate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mandatory vaccine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religious exemption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tyson foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compenstation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace safety]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=626762</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[As coronavirus infections rise again, U.S. companies mandating vaccinations are confronting an uncomfortable question rarely asked by an employer &#8211; what is an employee&#8217;s religious belief? Google&#8217;s parent Alphabet Inc., Walmart Inc., and Tyson Foods Inc. are among the growing &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/11/pfizer-vaccine-patient-580x387.jpg" length="41197" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>London Is Struggling to Lure Back Workers, Says CEO of Legal &#038; General</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/08/05/625873.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2021 08:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post covid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote work risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talent management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK workforce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work from home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace safety]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=625873</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[The head of one of the UK&#8217;s largest insurers and investors warned that the City of London is struggling far more than the country&#8217;s other office districts in luring workers back to their desks. Since lockdown restrictions were eased, other &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2021/08/commuters-at-bank-station-in-london-bloomberg-580x435.jpg" length="59400" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>London Staff Want Big Pay Raises Before Returning to Their Desks Full-Time: Survey</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2021/07/23/624075.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[L.S. Howard]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post covid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote work risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote workers cyber risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talent management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UK workforce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work from home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace safety]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=624075</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[London office workers want an average pay rise equivalent to the cost of some annual railway season tickets to return to their desks full-time after the pandemic, according to a survey. With COVID-19 restrictions leaving many offices empty, white-collar staff &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2021/07/commuters-walk-across-london-bridge-bloomberg-580x378.jpg" length="47094" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Workers&#8217; Compensation Numbers Indicate Strong Performance During 2020 Pandemic</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/05/12/613620.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2021 14:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2020 financial results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19 claims]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=613620</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[Because of job losses and shrinking payrolls during the pandemic recession, the workers&#8217; compensation industry&#8217;s net written premium dropped 10% to $42 billion in 2020. However, private insurers posted a profitable calendar year combined ratio of 87, the industry&#8217;s fourth &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2021/05/warehouse-worker-woman-580x387.jpg" length="39558" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Democratic House Chairs Urge N95 Mask Requirement for Meatpacking Plant Workers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/03/02/603380.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2021 16:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meatpacking worker safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace safety]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=603380</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[Key Democratic House Committee chairs asked the Biden administration to require N95 air filtration masks to protect against the spread of Covid-19 at meatpacking plants, prisons and other risky workplaces. The letter sent Monday cited research finding the virus is &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2021/03/n95-masks-bloomberg-580x387.jpg" length="32565" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Viewpoint: Post-Pandemic: Will Employers or Workers Have Upper Hand?</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/02/16/601299.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2021 06:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Graham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[telecommuting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work from home]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=601299</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a year now since we came under the relentless domination of the coronavirus. After all this time, the picture isn&#8217;t pleasant. The end is uncertain and the implications for the future are far from clear. McKinsey reports that &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2015/07/freelancer-working-from-home-580x387.jpg" length="59686" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>How COVID Effect on Workers&#8217; Compensation Claims Has Varied by State, Industry</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/01/14/597532.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19 claims]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=597532</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[The percentage of COVID-19 claims among all workers&#8217; compensation paid claims has varied greatly among states and occupations, as has the decrease in non-COVID claims, new research shows. The percentage of COVID-19 claims among all workers&#8217; compensation paid claims ranged &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/04/florida-directs-workers-comp-580x387.jpg" length="41191" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>COVID Lawsuits by State and Key Trends in Workplace Litigation for 2021: Seyfarth</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/01/07/596438.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 06:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seyfarth Shaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace class action]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=596438</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[The coronavirus pandemic contributed to a spike in workplace lawsuits in 2020 and the number is only expected to grow in 2021, according to legal experts. At the same time, the incoming Biden Administration is expected to more aggressively enforce &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/08/covid-19-court-legal-580x386.jpg" length="42580" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>REUTERS REPORT-Regulators Ignored Workers&#8217; COVID-19 Safety Complaints Amid Deadly Outbreaks</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2021/01/06/596344.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus worker claims]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COVID-19 at workplaces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state osha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tesla]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tyson foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Parcel Service Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace safety]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=596344</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[Miguel Cabezola, a driver for United Parcel Service Inc. in Tucson, Arizona, complained on March 27 to U.S. workplace safety regulators, alleging the company was taking a lax approach to social distancing, sanitizing equipment and quarantining workers with COVID-19 symptoms. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2015/06/OSHA_rules-580x384.jpg" length="72783" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Can Insurance-Related Firms Compel Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccination?</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/12/28/595355.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2020 06:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19 vaccine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employer liability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mandatory vaccine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelman & Robinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moderna vaccine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pfizer vaccine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaccine distribution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaccine employee]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=595355</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[The long-awaited and highly anticipated COVID-19 vaccine is here. The first to arrive on the scene, from Pfizer-BioNTech, received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration several days ago. On the heels of that, Moderna&#8217;s version got the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/11/vaccine-shot-bloomberg-580x386.jpg" length="35446" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Expansion of Workers&#8217; Compensation for COVID-19 in 6 States Created Narrow Benefit</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/12/08/593137.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Sams]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2020 06:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19 presumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OSHA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pandemic workplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=593137</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[While at least 17 states have passed laws or issued orders that expanded access to workers&#8217; compensation benefits for employees who contract COVID-19, many of those directives are creating new exposure for only a sliver of the workforce, new research &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/11/bigstock-coronavirus-testing-390489662-580x387.jpg" length="34188" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Q&#038;A on Mental Health Issues Among Employees and How AI Might Help</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/11/30/592080.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 12:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence (AI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee mental health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health treatment]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=592080</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[We are all familiar with the challenges of 2020, but we may still be underestimating how deep and wide they go. Seven in 10 employees say this has been the most stressful year of their working lives, according to a &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/11/mental-health-businessman-580x387.jpg" length="37874" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Meatpacking Plants Linked to Up to 8% of Early U.S. COVID Cases</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/11/27/591963.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2020 06:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meatpacking plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[midwest meatpacking plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=591963</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[As many as one in 12 cases of Covid-19 in the early stage of the pandemic in the U.S. can be tied to outbreaks at meatpacking plants and subsequent spread in surrounding communities, according to a study. The findings highlight &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/11/meatpacking-plant-bloomberg-580x387.jpg" length="58821" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Tyson Suspends Meat Plant Managers Accused of COVID Betting Pool</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/11/20/591414.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 06:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Midwest News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus meat plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labor unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osha meat plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tyson meats]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=591414</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[Tyson Foods Inc. said it has suspended managers at an Iowa meatpacking plant accused in lawsuits of betting on how many workers would be infected in a Covid outbreak earlier this year. More than 1,000 of the 2,800 employees at &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/11/tyson-meat-logo-bloomberg-580x387.jpg" length="31357" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>McDonald&#8217;s Plans Safety Checks of All Restaurants as COVID Cases Surge</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/11/16/590809.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 06:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus restaurants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mcdonald's coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace safety]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=590809</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[McDonald&#8217;s Corp. will inspect all its U.S. restaurants to ensure compliance with safety standards as coronavirus cases surge again and &#8220;COVID fatigue&#8221; sets in, according to an internal note seen by Reuters on Friday. &#8220;It is apparent we are entering &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2019/10/McDonalds-580x387.jpg" length="59310" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Employers Facing Wave of Lawsuits by Parents Fired During Pandemic</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/11/12/590285.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employment practices liability insurance (EPLI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Families First Coronavirus Response Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wrongful termination]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=590285</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[Parents who&#8217;ve lost their jobs during the pandemic are driving a surge of litigation, alleging their employers discriminated against them for taking care of their kids when schools closed. Since March, working parents have filed at least 40 lawsuits accusing &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/11/working-parent-sues-employer-bloomberg-580x387.jpg" length="49094" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>P/C Insurers Face Workforce, Risk, Policy Challenges as Pandemic Continues</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/11/09/589980.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 06:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business interruption (BI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus insurance impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus losses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitch commercial lines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitch Ratings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance outlook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pandemic workplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=589980</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[Given that business-as-usual is unlikely to return soon due to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers will continue to face challenges related to virus-related insurance losses and premium volume declines in 2021, according to Fitch Ratings. The operational and risk &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/03/corona-virus-employees-580x387.jpeg" length="71472" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Federal Judge Dismisses Amazon N.Y. Warehouse Workers&#8217; COVID-19 Lawsuit</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/11/03/589380.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2020 10:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amazon coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amazon workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon workplace safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[warehouse safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace safety]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=589380</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers&#8217; lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company&#8217;s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic should have been brought to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration instead. The lawsuit filed in June &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/11/bloomberg-workers-in-front-of-amazon-warehouse-365719865-580x326.jpg" length="30408" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Coronavirus Pandemic and The Great Workplace Debate: Viewpoint</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/10/30/588817.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 05:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remote work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work from home]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=588817</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[Decisions on where and how to work are embodied in trillions of dollars of investment worldwide, including the siting of commercial and residential real estate as well as transportation systems and other infrastructure. Even a small shift in work patterns &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/05/bigstock-group-teleconference-while-working-from-home-580x387.jpg" length="44457" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>How Auto Workers Are Keeping Factories Running and Masks On</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/10/27/588305.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 12:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto manufacturing plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit autonomous car makers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[face masks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[factories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labor unions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace safety]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=588305</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[When the coronavirus pandemic slammed the United States in March, the Detroit Three automakers shut their plants and brought their North American vehicle production to an unprecedented cold stop. Now, four months after a slow and sometimes bumpy restart in &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/10/ford-motor-plant-workers-580x387.jpg" length="75621" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>As Employees Have Stressed Out During Pandemic, Many Employers Have Stepped Up</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/10/21/587388.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2020 12:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace stress]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=587388</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[The coronavirus pandemic has put millions of Americans out of work. But many of those still working are fearful, distressed and stretched thin. A quarter of U.S. workers say they have even considered quitting their jobs as worries related to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/09/woman-home-schooling-work-580x387.jpg" length="54513" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Crisis Within a Crisis: How COVID-19 Is Driving the Opioid Epidemic</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/10/13/586294.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Blosfield]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opioid crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pandemic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=586294</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[While the current national health conversation has largely centered on the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in more than 200,000 deaths in the U.S. alone and more than a million worldwide according to recent World Health Organization (WHO) data, another &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2017/08/Opioid-580x361.jpg" length="26555" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Firms&#8217; Employee Benefit Offerings Reflect Pandemic-Reshuffled Priorities</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/10/09/585944.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employee bonuses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research and Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wellness benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Willis Towers Watson]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=585944</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[During the past year, there is a good chance that you and your priorities changed significantly. The things you used to think were important are not so important anymore. And issues you did not even think about before are suddenly &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2019/06/employee-group-benefits--580x387.jpg" length="61765" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Amazon Reveals 19,000 Frontline Workers Contracted Coronavirus</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/10/02/585017.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 12:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[amazon coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amazon workplace safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=585017</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday said more than 19,000 of its U.S. frontline workers contracted the coronavirus this year, or 1.44% of the total, a disclosure sought by labor advocates who have criticized the COVID-19 response by the world&#8217;s largest online &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/06/amazon-social-distancing-assistant-580x580.jpg" length="63919" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Meat Plant Workers Being Denied Workers&#8217; Compensation for COVID-19: Reuters</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/09/29/584437.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus presumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JBS USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meat packing plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meat plant safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace deaths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace safety]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=584437</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[Saul Sanchez died in April, one of six workers with fatal COVID-19 infections at meatpacker JBS USA&#8217;s slaughterhouse in Greeley, Colorado, the site of one of the earliest and deadliest coronavirus outbreaks at a U.S. meatpacking plant. Before getting sick, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/04/slaugherhouse-butcher-cutting-raw-meat-580x387.jpg" length="44935" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Coronavirus Safety: U.S. Behind Global Rivals in Protecting Meat Plant Workers</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/09/22/583580.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[International & Reinsurance News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brazil meat plant workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus meat plant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[covid-19]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[osha meat plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smithfield Foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workers' compensation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace safety]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=583580</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. government is falling behind global rivals when it comes to protecting meatpacking workers from Covid-19 infections, even though the nation&#8217;s plants were among the first to confront rampant cases across factories. In Germany, the government is ready to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/09/smithfield-meat-plant-workers-bloomberg-580x387.jpg" length="56426" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Startups Developing Technologies to Clean Air in Workplaces of Coronavirus</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/09/21/583299.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 05:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[National News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronavirus workers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decontamination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pathogens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smithfield Foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workplace safety]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=583299</guid>

							<description><![CDATA[Smithfield Foods Inc. thought it was doing great. In the first quarter of this year, the pork giant&#8217;s earnings were up 190% over the same period in 2019. Then the pandemic hit, and the close quarters of meatpacking plants made &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
		<enclosure url="https://www.insurancejournal.com/app/uploads/2020/09/smithfield-foods-plant-bloomberg-580x387.jpg" length="41770" type="image/jpeg" />	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
