All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 20 2021 // Britain’s largest pub group, Stonegate Pub Group Co., sued three insurers for 846 million pounds ($1.2 billion) over losses it suffered after being forced to shut during the coronavirus pandemic.Owned by TDR Capital,...
Jul 19 2021 // Gov. Henry McMaster again said South Carolina is recovering better from the COVID-19 pandemic than just about any other state as he held a ceremonial signing of a bill preventing people from suing companies over the...
Jul 18 2021 // A U.S. appeals court late Saturday in a 2-1 ruling put on hold a lower-court decision that said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could not enforce its coronavirus cruise ship rules in the...
Jul 16 2021 // As the restrictions around COVID-19 are lifted, and more and more people hit the road to return to their work spaces and routines, there has been a familiar refrain: “People have forgotten how to drive.” Is it...
Jul 16 2021 // Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday.That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the...
Jul 15 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday pressed a New York judge to dismiss a lawsuit by state Attorney General Letitia James claiming the online retailer failed to ensure worker safety at two New York City warehouses as COVID-19...
Jul 14 2021 // A perfect storm appears to brewing for homeowners and property insurers in the drought-plagued, wildfire-riddled U.S. West – and as odd as it may sound, the trouble may have begun with the pandemic.Property insurance...
Jul 14 2021 // Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings filed a lawsuit against Florida’s surgeon general on Tuesday July 13 over a state law that bans businesses from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination from customers.The cruise...
Jul 13 2021 // Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic...
Jul 8 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group.With prevailing economic pressures widely expected to persist, more and more businesses will consider different ways to adapt, including the...
Jul 7 2021 // Tennessee doctor used the wrong test to clear at least two patients of the coronavirus, according to discipline allegations before the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners.Dr. Michael LaPaglia, 49, used rapid blood test...
Jul 6 2021 // Businesses have been been clamoring for the government to finally reopen the UK economy. Now that face masks and social distancing will be all but dropped, they have a new set of worries.Industry groups, big and small,...
Jul 2 2021 // Refunding fines to Ohio businesses cited for violating public health orders during the coronavirus pandemic would send a “horrible” message to the vast majority of companies that followed the rules, GOP Gov....
Jul 1 2021 // As more employers return to in-person work, the latest KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor report shows that workers are more likely to have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine when their employer encourages it or provides paid sick leave...
Jun 30 2021 // Most of the COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place and modified several times since last spring were lifted in Washington on Wednesday, meaning restaurants and bars and other businesses could resume full indoor...
Jun 30 2021 // Opioid deaths spiked in Connecticut during the pandemic and continue to increase in 2021, fueled by continued disruptions to recovery programs and a deadly, fentanyl-laced drug supply.The synthetic opioid fentanyl, which...
Jun 29 2021 // Most California insurance companies continued to charge pre-pandemic auto insurance rates despite a vast majority of Californians driving far less last year, according to an analysis by Consumer Watchdog on Tuesday.The...
Jun 29 2021 // The first two COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employed a technology that had never before been used in FDA-approved vaccines. Both vaccines performed well in...
Jun 29 2021 // BRUSSELS – The European Commission plans to update its rules on worker safety to reflect the shift millions employees made to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect the anticipated digital and...
Jun 28 2021 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has extended its mandatory data call to selected insurance carriers seeking certain information related to COVID-19 injuries reported to on...