As lockdown restrictions ease, businesses are slowly starting to return to travel. However, with that comes risks and questions that companies must be prepared to address.

“When greenlighting travel, companies will need to do their homework and assume the potential expense of self-quarantines or rerouted itineraries to get employees home safely. With state and nationwide restrictions changing from week to week, that can add up,” says Mike McGarrity, Vice President for Global Risk Services, in Bloomberg’s recent article “The New Rules of Travel for Road Warriors.”

On 9 June 2020, Global Guardian hosted a special webinar on the upcoming hurricane season, featuring Erik Antons, Former Vice President of Security for Hyatt Hotels, Dale Buckner, Chief Executive Officer, Global Guardian, Mike McGarrity, Vice President of Global Risk Services, Global Guardian, and Andrew Hersh, Head of Critical Infrastructure Practice, Lockton Companies.

Join us for our upcoming webinar: 'One Country, Two Systems: A Special Webinar on the Status of Hong Kong' on Wednesday, June 24 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST.

Planning your “new” summer vacation? “Be brave, but...don't be foolish” says Michael McGarrity, Vice President of Global Risk Services in USA Today’s recent article, "The new reality of vacationing: Don’t be afraid but don’t be overconfident, either." 

Mass protest gatherings in major cities and small towns alike across the country have raised fears of increased spread of COVID-19. Some of the hardest-hit cities like NY, LA, DC, and Boston saw the largest protest gatherings over the past week. 

New unemployment claims in the U.S. passed the 40 million mark since the pandemic took hold. Approximately 1 in 4 U.S. workers have filed for unemployment since mid-March. 

• More than 100,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the United States. New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Illinois top the list of total deaths. 
   
  

• According to the Department of Labor, 2.4 million people filed for new unemployment claims last week, bringing the pandemic-driven total to nearly 39 million over the last several months. Economists warn that the recovery may not be as quick as hoped.