California Preparing for Possible Winter Pandemic Surge November 12, 2021 By Stefanie Dazio and Don Thompson California has begun positioning equipment and locking in contracts with temporary health care workers in preparation for another possible winter...
Businesses Must Require Proof of Vaccine as Strict Mandate Takes Effect in L.A. November 9, 2021 By Christopher Weber and Stefanie Dazio Yoga studio owner David Gross felt relieved after Los Angeles passed a vaccine mandate that is among the strictest in...
Federal Court in Tenn. Dismisses Another COVID Coverage Suit November 9, 2021 By William Rabb Another federal court has dismissed a COVID-19 virus-coverage lawsuit brought by a company that had its business-interruption claim denied by...
Court Stays OSHA’s COVID Vaccine Mandate on Business With 100+ Employees November 7, 2021 NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for businesses with 100...
University of Alabama Drops Mask Mandate for the Vaccinated November 4, 2021 The University of Alabama is no longer requiring face coverings in most of its facilities for people who are fully...
Report Sounds Alarm Over Workers With Long-Term COVID-19 Symptoms November 1, 2021 By Jim Sams About 10% of people who contracted COVID-19 continue to suffer persistent symptoms months later, creating the potential for millions of...
Report Finds Meat Plant Workers’ COVID Cases Much Higher Than Previous Estimates October 28, 2021 By Leah Douglas Workers at the leading U.S. meatpacking plants experienced cases and death from COVID-19 that were up to three times previous...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Grocer $1.1M for COVID Sick Leave Practices October 26, 2021 The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Bodega Latina (dba El Super grocery stores) in Southern California $1,164,500 for failing to...
EXOR Restarts Talks With Insurer Covéa Over Scrapped $9B Sale of PartnerRe: Report October 25, 2021 EXOR, the holding company of Italy’s Agnelli family, has restarted talks with French insurer Covéa over a possible sale of...
Oregon Agency Inadvertently Releases Employees Vaccine Status October 22, 2021 Oregon’s central administrative agency inadvertently released the COVID-19 vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees to two media outlets....