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Price, Andrew Taylor and Kimberlee Kruesi contributed to this report. Gary Herbert announced the state would allow the reopening of restaurants, gyms and salons starting Friday. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} And governors in some states are imposing restrictions on the ability of people to collect unemployment if they choose not to return to work out of fear for their safety. By The Associated Press. Skeptics like Democratic Rep. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Utah lawmakers have moved to protect businesses from being sued if a customer or employee is exposed to the coronavirus after reopening, with supporters like Republican Rep. Mississippi and North Carolina are considering similar protections for businesses. He has portrayed the protections as necessary to fend off opportunistic trial lawyers. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, has not said when he will allow casinos to reopen. Nevada Gov. BEIJING — China has reported its first non-imported case of the new coronavirus in two weeks, an infected person on the island of Hainan off the southern coast. They are also feeling heat on the other side from unions who want bolstered safety at workplaces and from the influential trial lawyers lobby, which hopes to preserve legal protections to go after corporations in court if people are sickened on the job. The White House, governors, members of congress and state lawmakers are all getting pressured by business leaders who want to be shielded from potential lawsuits brought by sick workers. George Floyd protests in the Bay Area have brought out a new generation of activists and protesters who are demanding change right now. The proposal passed the Republican-controlled Legislature the day before Gov. The latest news surrounding the killing of George Floyd while in Minneapolis police custody and the reaction nationwide. Report an error Policies and Standards Contact Us. The debate has put policy makers on the hot seat at the same time that they are moving forward with reopening their states. The governor has not yet signed it. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}SALT LAKE CITY — The effort to reopen the economy in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic has set off a conflict at the state and federal level that is escalating by the day over how much legal protection companies should get if their returning workers get sick. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is pushing the Republican-led state Legislature to expand protections from liability lawsuits to manufacturers, businesses, health care workers and first responders. The safety of returning workers has dominated union negotiations between casino workers and their employers in Las Vegas. The order, which was developed in consultation with industry leaders including Tyson and Smithfield, is designed, in part, to provide companies with additional liability protections in case workers get sick. Norm Thurston saying establishments need to be rewarded for being willing to open their doors again.