California Becomes First State to Adopt ‘Endemic’ Virus Policy February 22, 2022 By Don Thompson California became the first state to formally shift to an “endemic” approach to the coronavirus with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement...
Just 3% of White Collar Workers Want to Return Full-Time to Their Offices: Survey February 15, 2022 By William Shaw Just 3% of white collar workers want to return to the office five days a week, according to a poll...
Washington Businesses Fined After 250 Workers Contract Virus in Same Warehouse February 11, 2022 Three Washington businesses were fined after workers housed in Thurston County hotels and employed at a Lewis County distribution center...
Judge Sides with Hawaiian Airlines on Vaccine Policy February 4, 2022 By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher A U.S. judge denied an attempt by seven employees to block Hawaiian Airlines’ policy requiring workers to get vaccinated against...
Threat of War in Ukraine Biggest Risk for Insurers of Beijing Winter Olympics February 4, 2022 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is the biggest risk for insurers offering coverage during the Beijing Winter...
Idaho Coronavirus Liability Shield Extension Bill Heads to Senate February 3, 2022 By Keith Ridler Legislation headed to the Idaho Senate on Monday to extend a legal shield for Idaho businesses, schools and government entities...
UK Business Closures Jump 14% as Pandemic Takes Brutal Toll on Small Firms January 27, 2022 By Andrew Atkinson Business closures in the UK jumped by 14% from a year ago in the fourth quarter as the coronavirus pandemic...
COVID-19 Cases, Deaths on Rise Again at Nursing Homes January 18, 2022 By Meg Kinnard and Bryan Gallion COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too, leading...
Health Insurers Cooperating With Plan to Pay for Home COVID Tests Starting Saturday January 13, 2022 By Zeke Miller Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people...
Global Life Insurers Adapt Pandemic Risk Models After Unexpected Jump in Claims January 13, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain A coronavirus pandemic which lasts five years, another pandemic in a decade, and ever more transmissible variants are among the...