Report Blasts Head of Massachusetts Care Center Where 76 Veterans Died From COVID May 3, 2022 By Mark Pratt The leader of a veterans’ care center in Massachusetts where 76 veterans died after contracting the coronavirus in the spring...
California Cites Agencies, Foster Farms $3.8M for COVID-19 Sick Leave Violations April 27, 2022 The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited three temporary staffing agencies as well as joint employers Foster Farms, LLC and Foster...
Popular Garlic Festival in California Canceled over Insurance, Pandemic April 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...
Worker Died of COVID After Staff Meeting at Washington Business April 26, 2022 An investigation into the COVID-19 death of a worker at a Sumner, Washington, fish processing plant found company leaders knowingly...
California to Keep Workplace Pandemic Rules Through 2022 April 22, 2022 By Don Thompson California workplace regulators are poised to extend mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022,...
Lawsuit Challenges Reinstatement of Philadelphia’s Mask Mandate April 18, 2022 Several businesses and residents have filed suit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn Philadelphia’s renewed indoor mask mandate...
Philadelphia to Restore Indoor Mask Mandate Amid Covid Case Surge April 13, 2022 Philadelphia is reinstating its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, the city’s top health official...
Denial of Restaurants’ Claim Upheld in First Covid-19 Ruling by a New York Appeals Court April 11, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson An insurer has been upheld in its denial of coverage in a first ruling on Covid-19 business interruption insurance by...
Omicron Sidelined 7% of Restaurant Chain’s Workers in January March 25, 2022 One of the largest restaurant chains in the U.S. said that more than 13,000 employees missed work in January, due...
China Battling Multiple Coronavirus Outbreaks; Shuts Business Hub Shenzhen March 15, 2022 By Huizhong Wu TAIPEI, Taiwan — China banned most people from leaving a coronavirus-hit northeastern province and mobilized military reservists Monday as the...