Southeast News Tennessee Providing Virus Patient Info to First Responders May 11, 2020 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The names and addresses of Tennesseans who have tested positive for COVID-19 are being provided to first... Read More
Work Comp May Need Backstop as Presumptions Push Claim Costs into Billions May 11, 2020 An executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week is the most aggressive yet among the directives issued by... Read More
East News Woman Struck by Telephone Pole to Receive $125M From Verizon May 8, 2020 NEWARK, N.J. — The family of a woman who was paralyzed when she was struck by a falling telephone pole... Read More
West News California Governor Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage in Virus Cases May 8, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed an executive order allowing employees across California’s economy to apply for... Read More
Southeast News Hundreds Evacuated as Wildfires Rage in Florida Panhandle May 8, 2020 PENSACOLA, Fla. — Firefighters in the Florida Panhandle battled wildfires through the night that have forced hundreds of people to... Read More
Frontier Airlines to Mandate Temperature Screening For All Passengers May 8, 2020 Frontier Airlines said on Thursday it would begin temperature screenings for all passengers and crew members on June 1 and... Read More
Cryptocurrency Investor Sues Suburban NYC Teen For $71.4M Over Alleged Swindle May 8, 2020 NEW YORK — A U.S. cryptocurrency investor on Thursday sued a suburban New York high school senior, accusing the 18-year-old... Read More
U.S. Will Not Require Automakers to Recall 56M Takata Air Bag Inflators May 8, 2020 WASHINGTON — U.S. auto safety regulators will not require automakers to recall 56 million additional Takata air bag inflators, the... Read More
Viewpoint: How COVID-19 and Recession Are Upending Workers’ Comp May 8, 2020 COVID-19 and the onset of a deep global recession are reshaping every corner of workers’ compensation, from legal issues surrounding... Read More
International News Hackers Target WHO by Posing as Think Tank, Broadcaster May 7, 2020 The messages began arriving in World Health Organization employees’ inboxes in early April, seemingly innocuous emails about the coronavirus from... Read More