Workers’ Lawsuit Against McDonald’s Seeks Safety Measures, Not Damages May 26, 2020 By Tom Hals As U.S. businesses reopen, worried workers and their advocates are borrowing a legal strategy commonly used to shut down rowdy...
Workers Worry Over Enforcement of Meatpacking Plant Safety Recommendations May 22, 2020 By Amy Forliti Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers safe as they return to plants that were shuttered by the coronavirus have...
When UK Insurers, Banks Emerge from Lockdown, Their Employees Face New Normal May 21, 2020 By Lawrence White, Carolyn Cohn and Pamela Barbaglia Limits on elevators, thermal imaging and temperature checks will greet a first wave of traders and bankers in Britain preparing...
OSHA Vows More Work Safety Inspections for Coronavirus as Businesses Reopen May 21, 2020 By Tom Hals The U.S. Labor Department will expand inspections of businesses to reduce job-site hazards related to the new coronavirus as employees...
McDonald’s Faces Class Action From Workers Over COVID-19 Safety May 20, 2020 By Tom Hals Five McDonald’s workers in Chicago filed a class action lawsuit against the chain on Tuesday, accusing it of failing to...
U.S. Employers Shying Away From Using Coronavirus ‘Immunity’ Tests in Reopening May 19, 2020 By Caroline Humer and Timothy Aeppel U.S. employers have cooled to the idea of testing workers for possible immunity to the coronavirus as they prepare to...
OSHA Releases First Coronavirus Guidance for Nursing Homes May 19, 2020 By Tom Hals The U.S. Department of Labor last Thursday issued its first workplace guidance to nursing homes since the COVID-19 pandemic swept...
Italy to Protect Businesses from Liability if Workers Catch Coronavirus: News Report May 18, 2020 By Ross Larsen Italian businesses that follow the health and safety rules are protected from liability in case returning workers catch coronavirus, the...
Walt Disney, Unions Agree on Coronavirus Worker Safeguards for Reopening Parks May 15, 2020 By Lisa Richwine Walt Disney Co. and unions representing workers at Florida’s Walt Disney World have reached an agreement on safeguards to protect...
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...