As the shutdown orders went into effect two months ago, several American companies began offering hazard pay to essential employees, such as retail, grocery and health care workers. As a labor and ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

As the shutdown orders went into effect two months ago, several American companies began offering hazard pay to essential employees, such as retail, grocery and health care workers. Now, some of those ...

Hazard pay is additional compensation for workers who perform hazardous tasks or work involving physical hardship, according to Department of Labor guidelines. As the coronavirus pandemic has ripped ...

The term “moral hazard” was first widely used in the insurance industry in the 18th century. Put simply, it refers to a situation in which a person or institution engaged in a risky activity does not ...

The risk to these workers remains the same, and the pandemic continues to rage. A University of Chicago law professor explains what’s going on. Mask up. As the shutdown orders went into effect two ...

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Nicole Hallett is the Director of the Immigrants' Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School and sometimes represents low-wage workers in wage disputes with their employers. As the shutdown ...