Insurance Journal

• Meatpacking Plants Linked to Up to 8% of Early U.S. COVID Cases November 27, 2020
  As many as one in 12 cases of Covid-19 in the early stage of the pandemic in the U.S. can be tied to outbreaks at meatpacking plants and subsequent spread in surrounding communities, according to a study. The findings highlight …
• Nevada Supreme Court Rules Undocumented Injured Worker Can Get Benefits November 25, 2020
  The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that an undocumented worker is entitled to permanent disability. The court ruled on Nov. 23 that an undocumented worker suffering trauma due to a workplace accident is entitled to permanent total disability, despite a …
• California OKs Workers’ Comp Advisory Rates, No Virus Adjustment for Now November 25, 2020
  California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has adopted and issued a revised average advisory pure premium rate, lowering the benchmark to $1.45 per $100 of payroll for workers’ compensation insurance, effective Jan. 1, 2021. This marks the tenth consecutive reduction to …
• Louisiana School Superintendents Seeking Looser Quarantine Rules November 25, 2020
  Leaders of several Louisiana public school systems have called on state officials to relax coronavirus quarantine rules that have sent thousands of students home from school because they have been in close proximity to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. …