Are Fatal Car Accidents Up Since the Coronavirus Shutdown?

If there is a silver lining to the coronavirus pandemic, it is that car accidents have plummeted across the U.S. With people staying inside and not driving for errands, to school, or even to work, cities have reported drastic decreases in the number of crashes on the roadways. However, Missouri police are claiming they have actually seen an increase in the number of fatal crashes. They insist that ...

Coronavirus' Long-Term Impact on Workers’ Compensation

As states like Missouri scramble to adapt their workers’ compensation schemes to the coronavirus spread, some of the weaknesses at the heart of the system are becoming more and more apparent. Chief among them is the power of insurance companies to simply raise their rates, indirectly shifting the costs of current coverage to tomorrow’s workers. States Struggle to Adapt Workers’ Compensation to a ...

The Coronavirus and Car Accidents are Not Comparable

The costs of the spread of the coronavirus has recently been compared to the yearly death toll from car accidents that we see in the U.S. Unfortunately, the comparison overlooks the fact that nearly everyone travels in a car – even non-drivers – while only a tiny percentage point of people in the U.S. have gotten COVID-19. Why Comparing Coronavirus to Car Crashes Makes COVID-19 Look Tame To date, ...

Will Workers’ Compensation Cover Healthcare Workers Infected with Coronavirus?

As the coronavirus, or COVID-19, continues to spread through Missouri and St. Joseph, healthcare workers are getting exposed to the disease on a regular basis. It is only a matter of time before they start getting sick. Thankfully, Missouri law seems to indicate that healthcare workers who get infected with coronavirus should be covered by workers’ compensation . Missouri’s Occupational Disease ...