Research Finds 6% of COVID Claimants Treated for Long COVID October 4, 2023 By Jim Sams A national study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute found that 6% of workers who filed claims for COVID-19 suffered...
Sick Restaurant Workers Linked to 4 in 10 Food Illness Outbreaks May 31, 2023 By Ilena Peng Sick restaurant and food-store workers were linked to four in 10 US foodborne disease outbreaks in recent years, yet few...
Long ICU Stays Lead to Extended Misery for Many Covid Survivors December 6, 2022 By Jason Gale For weeks on end, Kellie McCarthy fought the ventilator pushing oxygen rhythmically into her Covid-inflamed lungs with such ferocity that...
California Will Keep Workplace Pandemic Rules Through 2022 April 25, 2022 By Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California workplace regulators on Thursday extended mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the...
U.S. Govt. Asks Court to Immediately Lift Stay on COVID Vaccine Rule November 23, 2021 By Tom Hals The U.S. government asked a federal appeals court to immediately lift a court-ordered stay on a sweeping workplace COVID-19 vaccine...
Fires Roil California’s Virus Fight Just as Outbreak Was Easing August 26, 2020 By Sophie Alexander and David R. Baker Just as California appeared to be turning a corner in its fight against the coronavirus, raging wildfires threaten to worsen...