Posts Tagged 'coronavirus'

Strange Times Indeed: Car Insurance Companies Refunding Payments

car insurers issue refunds as travel drops amid coronavirusAt this point, there can’t be too many people who don’t know what flattening the curve means. We’ve all been given tools and knowledge to try do our part to lessen the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our communities and families. Instructions to stay home, avoid groups, maintain proper social distancing, and the closure of non-essential businesses across the country have led to a new sense of ...

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Walmart Sued Over Employee Coronavirus Death

Walmart sued over employee coronavirus deathAccording to a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Cook County, Illinois, 51-year-old Wando Evans tried to tell his supervisors and managers at the Evergreen Park Walmart location outside of Chicago that he wasn’t feeling well and was showing symptoms of Covid-19. The lawsuit alleges that those warnings were ignored until the store finally sent him home from work on March 23. Evans was found dead in ...

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Class-action Seeks Tuition Reimbursement

Drexel and Miami University students sue over online classesWhen students sign up to attend distance learning and online universities, they do so knowing that they will not actually be sitting in university classrooms, on college campuses, and experiencing “college life.” Their professors are faces on a screen. Their lessons are sounds coming from their speakers. Their classmates may be in their same city or they may be thousands of miles away. It is both the ...

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Leaked Internal Norwegian Cruise Line Coronavirus Emails Trigger Investor Lawsuit

Norwegian cruise line facing class-action suit over lying to customers about coronavirus concernsAs entire industries cling to survival around the globe amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, some have worked tirelessly to try to create safe and responsible environments in which to continue doing business. For example, you’re undoubtedly aware by now of the restaurants in your area that are working tirelessly to provide safe delivery and curbside pickup options that allow them to keep food ...

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Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation benefits for workers affected by COVID-19

PA workers' comp benefits guidanceAs the country scrambles to stop the spread of COVID-19, the federal government, states, and most Americans are simultaneously looking for ways to lessen the economic blow faced by businesses and countless newly unemployed workers. To help its citizens, Pennsylvania offers a regularly updated website to help workers navigate through their options, and while the Commonwealth does reiterate the need to use paid sick leave whenever available, it ...

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