COVID Lawsuits by State and Key Trends in Workplace Litigation for 2021: Seyfarth January 7, 2021 The coronavirus pandemic contributed to a spike in workplace lawsuits in 2020 and the number is only expected to grow...
REUTERS REPORT-Regulators Ignored Workers’ COVID-19 Safety Complaints Amid Deadly Outbreaks January 6, 2021 By Chris Kirkham and Benjamin Lesser Miguel Cabezola, a driver for United Parcel Service Inc. in Tucson, Arizona, complained on March 27 to U.S. workplace safety...
Can Insurance-Related Firms Compel Employees to Get COVID-19 Vaccination? December 28, 2020 By Bryan Johnson and Samuel Licker The long-awaited and highly anticipated COVID-19 vaccine is here. The first to arrive on the scene, from Pfizer-BioNTech, received emergency...
Expansion of Workers’ Compensation for COVID-19 in 6 States Created Narrow Benefit December 8, 2020 By Jim Sams While at least 17 states have passed laws or issued orders that expanded access to workers’ compensation benefits for employees...
Q&A on Mental Health Issues Among Employees and How AI Might Help November 30, 2020 By Chris Taylor We are all familiar with the challenges of 2020, but we may still be underestimating how deep and wide they...
Meatpacking Plants Linked to Up to 8% of Early U.S. COVID Cases November 27, 2020 By Mike Dorning As many as one in 12 cases of Covid-19 in the early stage of the pandemic in the U.S. can...
Tyson Suspends Meat Plant Managers Accused of COVID Betting Pool November 20, 2020 By Mike Dorning Tyson Foods Inc. said it has suspended managers at an Iowa meatpacking plant accused in lawsuits of betting on how...
McDonald’s Plans Safety Checks of All Restaurants as COVID Cases Surge November 16, 2020 By Hilary Russ McDonald’s Corp. will inspect all its U.S. restaurants to ensure compliance with safety standards as coronavirus cases surge again and...
Employers Facing Wave of Lawsuits by Parents Fired During Pandemic November 12, 2020 By David Yaffe-Bellany Parents who’ve lost their jobs during the pandemic are driving a surge of litigation, alleging their employers discriminated against them...
P/C Insurers Face Workforce, Risk, Policy Challenges as Pandemic Continues November 9, 2020 Given that business-as-usual is unlikely to return soon due to the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. property/casualty insurers will continue to face...