Age discrimination a concern in pandemic
Older workers are more vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19 than those younger. Now some worry about increased age discrimination.
Older workers are more vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19 than those younger. Now some worry about increased age discrimination.
As with many other things, COVID-19 is changing the face of police interviews, some say for the better. Interviews are being conducted at a distance, frequently outdoors, to minimize the chances of virus transmission.
Many colleges are canceling their fall sports seasons, not just because of health concerns, but also financial liability.
Thousands of businesses across the country have been denied insurance claims for “business interruption” after shuttering their offices, restaurants and service establishments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of those insurance policies they bought to cover crises have exclusions for viruses such as the coronavirus. Insurance…
The current controversy over the right to not wear a face mask is just the latest battle over government safety mandates.
Colleges and their international students across the country are breathing a collective sigh of relief after the Trump Administration this week abruptly reversed a rule that would have forced foreign students to face deportation had universities held strictly virtual classes this fall to help stem…
We’ve all done it. Clicked I Agree without reading what we’re agreeing to. Signed a form but ignored the wall of text we were meant to read. But in the middle of a pandemic, does that routine agreement become a riskier act? That question leaped…
As soaring unemployment continues amid the COVID-19 pandemic and food pantries remain closed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has limited who can receive emergency funds for food assistance, leaving out some of the most vulnerable families. Two nonprofit California-based groups representing those families are suing…
As the nation inches closer to what will surely be a contentious presidential election in November, efforts are underway to secure voter rights and quash suppression and voter disenfranchisement.
As small businesses begin to open back up, liability related to the COVID-19 virus will likely be their biggest concern.