Latest COVID-19 Headlines
All the headlines from our COVID-19 Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurers Expect COVID-19 Liability Claims Against Employers as Employees Return
Aug 6 2021 // Liability insurers on both sides of the Atlantic are scaling back the cover they offer companies ahead of an expected wave of discrimination claims as employers call staff back to their desks after 18 months of...
Ruling Against Dentist’s COVID Business Interruption Could Be Key Win for Insurers
Aug 4 2021 // A federal appellate court ruling that dismissed a dental practice’s COVID-19 business interruption claim might be the beginning of the end for policyholder arguments that income lost because of government shutdowns...
Chronic Scarcity of UK Workers Blamed on COVID and, of Course, Brexit
Aug 3 2021 // On the outskirts of the Scottish town of Kirkcaldy is a crop of new houses on their way to completion. There are two large banners pinned to the perimeter fence with a mobile phone number: “Bricklayers...
Massachusetts Sues Grubhub Over Fees Charged During Pandemic
Aug 3 2021 // Online food delivery platform Grubhub charged some Massachusetts restaurants illegally high fees during the coronavirus pandemic, the state attorney general’s office alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday. The suit,...
Florida Sets Highest One-Day Record for New COVID Cases
Aug 2 2021 // Florida reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to federal health data released Saturday, as its theme park resorts again started asking...
Workers’ Compensation Research Study Shows No Treatment Delays Due to COVID
Aug 2 2021 // COVID-19 did not delay medical treatment for workers’ compensation claimants, but did decrease the amount of emergency care and other services provided to injured workers, a study released by the Workers’...
Overcoming the Challenges of COVID-19
Aug 2 2021 // COVID-19 has thrown the insurance industry a steady stream of curveballs. And while the pandemic’s effects on health insurance have been front and center, it’s worth mentioning that workers’ compensation...
Lessons from the Pandemic for Workers’ Compensation
Aug 2 2021 // The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us tough lessons. We have learned the strengths and limitations of globalization, our public health systems, and our ability to respond during a crisis. In the U.S. workers’...
Mississippi ICU Capacity ‘Extinguished’ by Latest COVID Spike
Jul 30 2021 // Mississippi’s top public health official said that intensive care units are filling up in some hospitals and COVID-19 outbreaks are expanding in nursing homes as the delta variant of the virus continues to spread...
Oklahoma Health Officials Seek Emergency Order as COVID Cases Rise
Jul 29 2021 // Health officials in Oklahoma on July 27 urged Gov. Kevin Stitt to issue an emergency declaration that would allow for expanded care for those with COVID-19 — something the Republican has said he will not do. Such a...
Alabama COVID Hospitalizations Soar
Jul 29 2021 // The number of COVID-19 patients in Alabama hospitals Monday climbed to more than 900 _ a number the state has not seen since February _ as the state sees a surge in virus cases. There were 947 COVID-19 patients in state...
Labor Commissioner Cites Three California Grocers $447K over COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave
Jul 29 2021 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited three El Super grocery stores in Southern California for failing to provide or delaying supplemental paid sick leave or other benefits to 95 workers impacted by...
COVID Outbreak Shuts Down Kansas Summer Camp
Jul 28 2021 // A suburban Kansas City summer camp has been shut down after eight COVID-19 cases were reported, and hospitals were raising alarms about a rise in infected patients. The Kansas City Star reports that the camp, which was put...
States Braced for a Wave of COVID Lawsuits. It Never Arrived.
Jul 28 2021 // In a legislative flurry, 30 states instituted liability protections in late 2020 and early 2021 designed to protect businesses from COVID-19 lawsuits, out of fear that companies would be sued for exposing workers, clients...
Texas Veterans Homes Often the Deadliest Places During COVID-19 Pandemic
Jul 27 2021 // Mary Kay Dieterich was encouraged last year when Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush promised to shake up the management of the El Paso nursing home where her father died of COVID-19. She knew it wouldn’t bring...
Texas Lifting Insurance-Related COVID-19 Suspensions
Jul 26 2021 // A bulletin issued by the Texas Department of Insurance outlines actions the agency is taking to return to the ordinary course of business after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott rescinded suspensions of insurance-related statutes and...
Workers’ Compensation Research Study Shows No Treatment Delays Due to COVID
Jul 26 2021 // COVID-19 did not delay medical treatment for workers’ compensation claimants, but did decrease the amount of emergency care and other services provided to injured workers, a study released by the Workers’...
Global Supply Chains Driven to Breaking Point on New COVID Wave, Natural Disasters
Jul 26 2021 // LONDON/BEIJING – A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South African ports. Events have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking point,...
Florida COVID Cases Jump 65% From Previous Week
Jul 26 2021 // Florida’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases again jumped significantly this week as the vaccination rate in rural counties where some of the worst outbreaks are occurring remains well below the state and national...
Appeals Court Blocks CDC Pandemic Restrictions For Florida-Based Cruises
Jul 26 2021 // Pandemic restrictions on Florida-based cruise ships are no longer in place under a ruling Friday, July 22 by a federal appeals court, while the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seek to fight a Florida...
