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On April 13, 2020, Governor Inslee issued Proclamation 20-46 High Risk Employees- Workers’ Rights amending his previous February 29, 2020 Proclamation 20-05 which declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a public disaster. According to the new Proclamation, the threat of severe illness or death caused by COVID-19 to Washington State’s public and private sector workers who...
The rapid spread of coronavirus has widely affected employers throughout the U.S. We are closely monitoring the developing situation and will offer regular updates on labor and Employment guidelines and mandates. Employers face a multitude of challenges as they navigate through the outbreak of COVID-19 and its effect on their workforce and business. Below we’ve...
On Friday March 20, 2020, The United States Departments of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, and the U. S. Department of Labor took action to implement complete federal coverage for small and midsized employers for payments they make to their employees as required by the Paid Sick Leave and expanded paid child care leave under the...
OVERVIEW OF POTENTIAL COVERAGE ISSUES IN CLAIM RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC The rapid spread of coronavirus in the United States is causing businesses to shut their doors and people to remain at home as much as possible. In the midst of this truly unprecedented event in recent history, insurers should be prepared for a...
Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2019 In a recent case, the Oregon Court of Appeals analyzed whether an “occurrence” under an insurance policy was the alleged negligence or the resulting injury. In light of the plain language of the exclusion, the Court determined the resulting injury, not the nature of the claim, dictated coverage. Epps v. Farmers...
Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2019 In 2013, the Washington Supreme Court rendered a decision in Nat’l Sur. Corp. v. Immunex Corp., 297 P.3d 688, 691 (Wash. 2013) that an insurer could not seek recoupment of defense costs incurred for uncovered claims when it defended an insured under a reservation of rights. While the Immunex decision rejected...