Cheers: Whiskey Sales Start Comeback in Bars, Restaurants February 4, 2022 By Bruce Schreiner LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bill Thomas sold off thousands of bottles from his whiskey inventory in 2020 to keep his...
Cyberattacks Increasingly Hobble Pandemic-Weary US Schools February 1, 2022 By Cedar Attanasio ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — For teachers at a middle school in New Mexico’s largest city, the first inkling of a...
Omicron Unravels Travel Industry’s Plans For a Comeback December 2, 2021 By David Koenig and Yuri Kageyama Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are...
The Long Tail of Pandemic-Related Global Insurance Disputes November 19, 2021 By Rebekah Ratliff and Charles Gordon As the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread around the world last year, businesses faced unprecedented certainty and disruption, leading to...
Calif. Issues 1st State Appellate Ruling on COVID Business Interruption Claim November 17, 2021 By Jim Sams California handed down the first state appellate court ruling on whether COVID-19 can cause direct physical damage or loss, deciding...
Lawsuits Challenging Biden Workplace Vaccine Rule Sent to 6th Circuit November 17, 2021 By Tom Hals A judicial panel on Tuesday consolidated 34 lawsuits challenging the Biden administration’s workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule in the 6th U.S....
Federal Judge Upholds United Airlines’ COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate For Employees November 9, 2021 By Tom Hals and Rajesh Kumar Singh A U.S. federal judge on Monday ruled United Airlines Holdings Inc can impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on its employees...
Viewpoint: Returning to Work After COVID, Long-Haul Cases, Vaccine Mandates November 8, 2021 By Shari Starkey Remember when we thought COVID would die down last summer, once vaccines became more widely available? Instead, we find ourselves...
Robots Hit the Streets as Demand For Food Delivery Grows November 3, 2021 By Dee-Ann Durbin ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Robot food delivery is no longer the stuff of science fiction. But you may not...
Covid Hit at Least 59,000 Meat Workers in Pandemic’s First Year, Report Says October 27, 2021 By Mike Dorning and Megan Boyanton At least 59,000 meatpacking workers contracted the coronavirus in the first year of the pandemic as the virus rapidly spread...