Insurance News
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COVID-19 Related Employment Liability Claims Update
June 10, 2021
A majority of the claims involve an allegation of wrongful termination. Since the beginning of the pandemic, well over two thousand employment complaints have been filed as of April 7, 2021. Most claims involve disability leave, accommodation, discrimination/harassment, retaliation/whistleblowing, and wage and hour claims, according to the COVID-19 Employment LitWatch from Jackson Lewis, P.C. LitWatch […]
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How to Spot a Fake PPE Mask
May 21, 2021
Millions of counterfeit masks have been seized by federal agents and millions more are likely still in use. Liability and health risks from counterfeit PPE (personal protective equipment) masks is a growing problem. Federal agents and others have seized more than 11 million counterfeit masks, including the N95 masks used in hospitals. According to the […]
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Insurance Access Legislation for Marijuana Industry Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2021
Current federal law makes access to insurance products by cannabis businesses illegal. The Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act of 2021 has been reintroduced by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey, a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee and chairman of the subcommittee that oversees the insurance industry. The CLAIM Act […]
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Some Consumer Responses to the Pandemic
April 21, 2021
A new survey from the Insurance Research Council (IRC) found that two-thirds of respondents worked from home at least part of the time during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, conducted in October, also revealed that half expect to continue working from home entirely or alternate between working and not working from home in the future. […]