U.S. Automakers Revving Up Production, Stressing Covid Safety at Work and Home June 18, 2020 By Ben Klayman and Joseph White Automakers are speeding up U.S. assembly lines to meet recovering demand, increasingly confident coronavirus safety protocols are working to prevent...
Sailors Stranded by COVID Restrictions Could Refuse to Work, Causing Trade Disruption June 17, 2020 By Elena Becatoros Merchant ship crew members stranded at sea for months due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions could now start refusing to further...
Health Experts Caution Over Disinfectants, Cleaning Methods Used in Rush to Reopen June 16, 2020 By Arianne Cohen Businesses across the U.S. have begun intensive Covid-19 disinfection regimens, exposing returning workers and consumers to some chemicals that are...
Smart Cameras at Amazon Provide Real-Time Social Distancing Feedback to Employees June 16, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Amazon Inc. is pairing cameras with artificial intelligence to enforce social distancing among employees in its offices and warehouses. The...
Absenteeism at Meatpacking Plants Tied to Workplace Safety Concerns June 15, 2020 By Tom Polansek and Andy Sullivan Smithfield Foods Inc. is missing about a third of its employees at a South Dakota pork plant because they are...
Senate Weighs Broad Coronavirus Liability Shield for Employers June 11, 2020 By Laura Litvan Senate Republicans are drafting legislation that would let employers choose which government coronavirus safety guidelines to follow in order to...
Reports of the Death of the Office Are Greatly Exaggerated: Opinion June 8, 2020 By Nisha Gopalan, Bloomberg Opinion I returned to the office this week, joining thousands of bankers from Citigroup Inc. to Morgan Stanley that are trickling...
Zebra Technology Adds Social Distancing Alerts to Warehouse Workers’ Scanners June 4, 2020 By Paresh Dave Zebra Technologies Corp., which sells barcode scanners and other computers used in warehouses globally, introduced a feature on Thursday that...
UK Employee Union Urges Insurers, Banks to Protect Call Center Staff During Pandemic June 4, 2020 Employee union Unite has called on finance firms to do more to protect call center staff after a survey of...
Sign Here First: Reopening Businesses Turn to Liability Waivers, Disclaimers June 1, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn and John McCrank As U.S. businesses reopen after weeks of pandemic lockdowns, many have been posting coronavirus disclaimers or requiring employees and patrons...