Major Retailers Call on States to Adopt Uniform Reopening Plans April 27, 2020 By Naomi Nix and Ben Brody The top two trade groups representing major retailers such as Walmart Inc., Target Corp. and Best Buy Co. are calling...
Labor Department Issues New Guidance For Meatpacking Workers April 27, 2020 By Jan Wolfe The U.S. Labor Department issued new guidelines on Sunday for U.S. meatpacking and meat-processing plants that have seen a rash...
Mall Shoppers Are Scared to Return When U.S. Stores Reopen April 24, 2020 By Jordyn Holman When their doors finally open after mandatory shutdowns, American malls could face another hurdle: consumer fears. Only one-third of American...
Insurers Feel the Heat as Chefs, Trump Join Calls for Payouts April 24, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn, Suzanne Barlyn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON/NEW YORK — Daniel Duckett, owner of the Lazy Claire patisserie in Belfast, was hoping for an insurance payout of...
FBI Official: Number of Coronavirus Cyber Complaints on Rise April 23, 2020 By Eric Tucker and Christina A. Cassidy WASHINGTON — Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the pandemic, including hackers who target hospitals and medical research institutions that are...
More States Make Plans to Reopen; California Holds Firm April 23, 2020 By Rich McKay and Brendan O'Brien More states in the U.S. South and Midwest signaled readiness on Wednesday to reopen their economies in hopes the worst...
Georgia Tests Boundaries of Life Post-Pandemic With ‘Risky’ Reopening April 22, 2020 By Howard Schneider and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON — A handful of mostly southern U.S. states will begin loosening economic restrictions this week in the midst of...
Employers Pushing Back as States Expand Work Comp to Cover COVID-19 April 22, 2020 By Jim Sams As more states take action to ensure workers who contract COVID-19 are eligible for workers’ compensation, employers in Illinois are...
Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Among Banks Sued Over SBA Virus Loans April 21, 2020 By David McLaughlin, Mark Niquette and Olivia Rockeman Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and US Bancorp were sued by small businesses...
For Meat Plant Workers, Virus Makes a Hard Job Perilous April 21, 2020 By Stephen Groves SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Kulule Amosa’s husband earns $17.70 an hour at a South Dakota pork plant doing a job...