By: Melanie M. Dunajeski Slowly, tentatively, we are returning to our workplaces following state and local COVID-19 stay at home orders targeting slowing the spread of the disease. As we do, new questions arise daily about how we as employers must respond to keep… Read More >
Blogs
Returning Higher Risk Employees to Work: EEOC COVID-19 Guidance Updates
Restaurants: Mitigating Coronavirus Risk Exposure
By: Melanie A. Kalmbach With the recent opening of restaurants in most counties in Indiana, it is important for restaurant owners to ensure they are following all appropriate state and local mandates as well as guidelines from the CDC, FDA and OSHA in order… Read More >
CDC Issues Updated Return to Work Guidance for Healthcare Personnel
By: Jennifer L. Strange The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) previously recommended that people with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 self-quarantine for 14 days. However, the CDC recently updated its return to work guidance for healthcare personnel, allowing healthcare personnel to return to… Read More >
More Hoosiers are Working from Home Than Ever: Does Your Insurance Cover a Data Breach?
By: Erik S. Mroz In response to Governor Holcomb’s Stay-At-Home Orders, more Hoosiers than ever are working from their home offices and kitchen tables. Unfortunately, this new environment provides additional opportunities for hackers, snoops, and other bad guys to launch cyber-attacks against company assets. … Read More >
Reporting and Recording COVID-19 and OSHA-Updated as of April 13
By: Sean T. Devenney On its website, OSHA made it very clear that an employee’s COVID-19 infection could become a reportable and recordable OSHA events in certain circumstances. In particular, OSHA’s website as of April 13, 2020, provides: OSHA recordkeeping requirements at 29 CFR… Read More >
Third-Party Insurance Coverage Issues in the COVID-19 World
By: Erik S. Mroz While first-party business interruption claims are getting the big headlines right now, the COVID-19 world also presents some unique issues for third-party coverage and claims. We expect an increase in COVID-19 claims affecting two common types of business coverage: Worker’s… Read More >
Business Interruption Insurance in the COVID-19 Era
By: Erik S. Mroz With many businesses temporarily closed or operating at significantly reduced capacity, companies large and small are trying to figure out how to pay their bills. It is no surprise then that we are seeing a significant uptick in the number… Read More >