Hospitals grapple with delaying procedures amid coronavirus surge Source: AJC.com March 25, 2020 Doctors in Georgia are having to make difficult decisions that no medical provider should ever have to make — which patients should receive priority medical care during the coronavirus …
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Thousands of Workers May Be Exposed to Coronavirus by their Employers
They Clean the Buildings Workers Are Fleeing. But Who’s Protecting Them? Source: New York Times March 18, 2020 Hourly workers are being sent to clean office buildings throughout the country. Some of these office complexes have closed due to individuals contracting the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). …
World’s Largest Hotel Brand Will Not Pay Tens of Thousands of Employees for an Indefinite Period
Marriott reportedly set to furlough tens of thousands of employees without pay Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution March 18, 2020 Marriott, the largest hotelier in the world, just announced that they were furloughing tens of thousands of employees throughout the United States. This means …
How Will Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Impact Your Workers’ Compensation Claim?
From the desk of Ben Gerber, Georgia workers’ compensation attorney: What effects will the coronavirus (COVID-19) have on your workers’ compensation case? We are currently getting a lot of questions about the effect that the coronavirus will have on workers’ compensation cases. A sampling of the …
Coronavirus, Infectious Disease and Workers’ Compensation in Georgia
In light of recent news, many questions are being asked about the coronavirus (COVID-19) right now. Some of these questions include: Can I get the virus at work? If I get sick at work, do I have a workers’ compensation case? What will happen if my employer refuses to let me come to work if …
Tom Holder Quoted by Work Comp Central About Delta Flight Attendant Lawsuits
More than 500 Delta Air Lines employees have filed complaints about their new uniforms , saying that the uniforms caused them to suffer from fatigue, migraines, ringing ears, nosebleeds, skin blisters, rashes, vocal cord dysfunction and breathing difficulties. Other than a handful of onground …
