Few Coronavirus Liability Lawsuits Have Been Filed Thus Far May 15, 2020 By Tom Hals Businesses are urging U.S. lawmakers to shield companies from what they fear could be a flood of lawsuits by workers...
Debate Over Business Liability in Pandemic Turns to OSHA Regulation, CDC Guidelines May 13, 2020 By Ben Brody Congressional Republicans have made liability protection for employers a nonnegotiable demand in any new coronavirus stimulus, but Senator Lindsey Graham,...
Why We Can’t Wait Until It’s Safe to Lift Lockdowns: Opinion May 12, 2020 By Faye Flam, Bloomberg Opinion Officials in the U.S. have undermined hopes of a successful economic reopening because they’ve garbled public messaging, never clearly explaining...
Companies Need Safety From Lawsuits If They Protect Workers: Opinion May 11, 2020 By Michael R. Bloomberg, Bloomberg Opinion States that are reopening their economies even as cases of Covid-19 are still rising are threatening their own residents and...
White House Quashes ‘Overly Specific’ CDC Guide for Reopening of Economy May 8, 2020 By Alexandra Alper and Maria Caspani The White House shelved a step-by-step guide prepared by U.S. health officials to help states safely reopen mass transit, restaurants,...
NFL Kicks Off Plan to Reopen Team Facilities; MLS Soccer Allows Player Workouts May 8, 2020 By Barry Wilner The NFL has set protocols for reopening team facilities and has told the 32 teams to have them in place...
How Caterpillar, Deere Kept Equipment Making Plants Open During Coronavirus Outbreak May 8, 2020 By Rajesh Kumar Singh While Detroit automakers’ unionized auto factories have been idled by the coronavirus pandemic, farm and construction equipment makers Deere and...
Willis Paints COVID-19 Insurance Loss Big Picture: It’s a Wash or Historic Catastrophe May 7, 2020 By Jim Sams If the novel COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control soon, the disease’s impact on the insurance industry as a whole...
Back to Work: How Businesses Are Trying to Make Workers Feel Safe May 5, 2020 By Joyce M. Rosenberg Before the coronavirus outbreak, furniture deliveries at Sunnyland Outdoor Living meant two employees sitting side-by-side in a truck. Now, one...
Republicans Rally Around Call for Legal Immunity for Businesses When They Reopen May 4, 2020 By Richard Cowan, Susan Cornwell and David Morgan The top Republicans in the U.S. Congress displayed a united front on Friday in their drive for coronavirus-related liability protections...