Trump Order for Meat Processing Plants to Stay Open Eases Plant Owner’s Liability Fears April 29, 2020 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to order U.S. meat processing plants facing concerns about coronavirus outbreaks to stay open... Read More
Viewpoint: A Solution to the COVID-19 Liability Problem April 28, 2020 Whenever we’re ready to re-open Covid-closed businesses, we’ll have to resolve some important questions about how to do so safely.... Read More
West News California Virus War Slams Into Its Other Crisis: Wildfires April 28, 2020 A crisis California didn’t foresee — the Covid-19 pandemic — is complicating preparations for one that arrives with a vengeance... Read More
East News New York AG Raises Concerns About Amazon’s Pandemic Safety Practices April 28, 2020 Amazon.com Inc may have violated safety measures and labor practices amid the coronavirus pandemic as it fired a warehouse protest... Read More
International News World’s Mine Workers Resist Quick Restart Amid Coronavirus April 28, 2020 JOHANNESBURG/LIMA — As mining heavyweights South Africa and Peru move to lift coronavirus lockdowns, workers in deep mines are resisting... Read More
Judge Orders W. Va. Gov’s Coal Companies To Pay Fines, Fees April 28, 2020 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge in Kentucky has ordered companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to pay... Read More
International News Notre Dame Cathedral Worksite Refitted For Virus Safety April 28, 2020 PARIS — Workers are refitting the construction site at fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral to protect staff from the virus and... Read More
Editor's Picks NCCI: COVID-19 Will Cost Billions Even With Modest Infection Rates April 28, 2020 If only 10 percent of health care workers contract COVID-19 and all of their claims are deemed compensable, workers’ compensation... Read More
U.S. Judge Rules Talc Lawsuits Against J&J Can Proceed, Testimony Limited April 28, 2020 Thousands of plaintiffs who say that Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and talc products caused cancer can go forward with... Read More
International News British Insurers to Pay $1.5 Billion in Virus Claims, ABI Says April 27, 2020 British insurers are on the hook for more than 1.2 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) in claims from businesses and individuals... Read More