5,000 Meat, Food Plant Workers Exposed to Coronavirus, Union Says April 24, 2020 By Tom Polansek More than 5,000 U.S. meat and food-processing workers have been infected with or exposed to the new coronavirus, and 13...
Travelers, W.R. Berkley CEOs Sound Alarm Over Coronavirus Lawsuits, Workers’ Comp April 23, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane During an earnings conference call Tuesday, the leader of Travelers insurance alerted listeners to the possibility that frivolous lawsuits by...
Analysis: It’s Not the Whole Texas Economy, But Energy Is a Critical Piece April 22, 2020 By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune If it lasts, this week’s plunge in oil prices could hit the Texas economy in ways that make it much...
Despite Virus Outbreak, Midwest States Work to Keep Meat Plants Open April 22, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley Governors in the Midwest are working to keep large meatpacking plants operating despite coronavirus outbreaks that have sickened hundreds of...
Travelers Sees Q1 Profit Fall From Storms; It’s Watching COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims April 21, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn and Noor Zainab Hussain Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a 25% drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday and warned that potential...
Iowa Beef Plant Reopens After 177 Workers Test Positive for Virus April 21, 2020 An Iowa beef processing plant that was idled after a coronavirus outbreak resumed production Monday, one day after the state...
States Easing Path to Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Coronavirus Workers April 21, 2020 By Jim Sams Sympathetic state lawmakers and regulators in states both red and blue promise to make COVID-19 a major cost driver for...
California State Fund to Accept All Essential Worker COVID Claims; Adds to Safety Fund April 20, 2020 California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund on Monday announced another series of actions designed to support policyholders and workers affected by...
Positive Tests Mount After Virus Outbreak at North Dakota Wind Turbine Plant April 20, 2020 By Dave Kolpack A coronavirus outbreak at a northeastern North Dakota wind turbine plant has ballooned to 110 cases in early testing and...
Lawsuit Seeking Greater Protections for Washington Farmworkers April 20, 2020 Advocates for farm workers in Washington state have filed a lawsuit against the state seeking safer working conditions as the...