COVID-19 Archives

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Fears of unsafe conditions raise worker rights concerns

Sharlie Reynolds
April 19, 2022

As the numbers of COVID-19 infections continue to climb, employment attorneys say fearful workers have limited rights in refusing to work, while employers have legal obligations to provide a…

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California Occupational COVID Incidents Down Sharply

Paul Hughes
November 3, 2021

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 relative to statewide infections have fallen from more than 10% in 2020, to less than 2% for most of 2021 Good…

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OSHA Will Not Amend its COVID-19 ETS Despite CDC Guidance

Paul Hughes
August 10, 2021

OSHA: CDC’s guidance on health care OSHA recently determined it will not be making changes to the healthcare emergency temporary standard (ETS) after reviewing the latest guidance, science and data…

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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEO) Deadlines Extended

Sharlie Reynolds
July 12, 2021

Employers now have some extra time to submit equal employment opportunity (EEO-1) workforce data from 2019 and 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on June 28, 2021.…

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California Senate Rejects Workers’ Compensation Proposal

Sharlie Reynolds
June 4, 2021

Workers’ Compensation Proposal Close one! SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate on Thursday rejected a bill aimed at making it easier for health care employees to have hospitals pay…

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Moody’s Says COVID Impact on Workers Comp Insurance was ‘Moderate’

Sharlie Reynolds
May 24, 2021

Moody’s opinion echos that of NCCI regarding the impact of COVID on the Workers’ Compensation system. More rate decreases to come??? Neither COVID-19 nor legislation enacted because of it has…

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Ways Cyber Business Interruptions Differ from Traditional Interruptions

Sharlie Reynolds
May 20, 2021

While a typical business interruption can often be a confusing insurance situation, the picture gets even muddier when it involves cyber coverage. According to Chris Mortifoglio, who is a Certified…

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10 Workplace Safety Considerations for Small Business Owners

Paul Hughes
April 29, 2021

Content utilized to create this post was from Forbes Magazine’s Human Resources Council (includes Megan Leasher, Nicole Smartt Serres, Sameer Penakalapati, Tracy Cote, Chris Stanzione, Subhashree Chaudhuri, Courtney Peterson, Tina…

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