Texas / South Central News Bid to Force Interruption Insurance to Cover Virus Shelved May 15, 2020 BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana lawmakers won’t try to force business interruption insurance policies to cover the widespread closures caused... Read More
U.S. Employers Wary of Coronavirus ‘Immunity’ Tests as They Move to Reopen May 15, 2020 NEW YORK — U.S. employers have cooled to the idea of testing workers for possible immunity to the coronavirus as... Read More
U.S. Issues First Coronavirus Workplace Guidance to Nursing Homes May 15, 2020 The U.S. Department of Labor issued its first workplace guidance to nursing homes on Thursday since the COVID-19 pandemic swept... Read More
USDA Limits Review Requirements of Some Biotech Farm Products May 15, 2020 CHICAGO — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday a rule that will simplify or waive agency reviews of... Read More
Companies Fear Coronavirus Liability Lawsuits. So Far, Few Exist May 15, 2020 Businesses are urging U.S. lawmakers to shield companies from what they fear could be a flood of lawsuits by workers... Read More
Business News: LexisNexis, Mercury, Clearcover and Snapsheet, Tower and myMatrixx May 15, 2020 LexisNexis Gives Thumbs Up to Water Leak Detectors A study by analytics provider LexisNexis Risk Solutions found that in-line water... Read More
International News Trump Administration Issues Global Maritime Advisory on Sanctions, With Industry Input May 15, 2020 WASHINGTON/LONDON — The Trump administration on Thursday issued guidelines to help ship owners and insurers avoid the risks of sanctions... Read More
International News World’s Insurers Face $203 Billion Losses From Coronavirus May 14, 2020 Lloyd’s of London, the world’s largest insurance exchange, estimates the industry will suffer around $203 billion in losses from the... Read More
West News California Prepares for More Wildfires as Coronavirus Challenges Budget May 14, 2020 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has had 60% more wildfires so far in 2020 than last year because of drier weather,... Read More
LabCorp to Make COVID-19 Testing Services Available at Workplaces May 14, 2020 May 14 — Diagnostic services provider LabCorp said on Thursday it would make its COVID-19 tests available at workplaces, as... Read More