COVID-19 Employment Litigation Tracker
COVID-19 Employment Litigation Tracker
This COVID-19 Employment Litigation Tracker includes cases that were a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic and are traditional employee vs. employer cases - both individual plaintiff and class actions. This should be considered a comprehensive, but not exhaustive, dataset.
Legal Alerts
- COVID-19 OSHA Whistleblower Claims On The Rise As Virus Rages On, September 16, 2020
- 3 Steps To Make Sure Your COVID-19 Decisions Don’t Lead To Wrongful Termination Lawsuits, September 16, 2020
- Caregiver COVID-19 Workplace Litigation Begins To Emerge, September 10, 2020
- Nevada Enacts COVID-19 Liability Protection For Businesses But Imposes Additional Mitigation Requirements For Public Accommodation Facilities, August 11, 2020
- COVID-19 Conflicts Lead To Breach Of Contract Claims Against Employers, August 10, 2020
- Employers Face Increase In COVID-19 Wrongful Death Lawsuits, August 7, 2020
- A Sign Of The Times: Georgia Businesses Receive COVID-19 Liability Protection, August 6, 2020
- Emerging Trends In COVID-19 Workplace Litigation, August 5, 2020
- FP COVID-19 Employment Litigation Tracker Reveals New York Is A Hotspot For Workplace Claims, July 24, 2020
- Oh Baby! Pattern Of COVID-19 Pregnancy Discrimination Litigation Beginning To Grow, July 10, 2020
- Choppy Seas: Alleged Involuntary Quarantine Of Employees Lands Employer in Wage and Hour Class Action, July 6, 2020
- Flipping The Script: Employer Sues Former Worker For COVID-19 Defamation, July 2, 2020
- FP COVID-19 Employment Litigation Tracker Reveals 43% Explosion Of Workplace Claims In June, July 2, 2020
- Is COVID-19 A Disability Under Discrimination Law? The Next Wave of Workplace Lawsuits May Answer Question, June 19, 2020
- Troubling Pattern Of COVID-19 Workplace Litigation Begins To Emerge, June 17, 2020
- 6 Questions To Ask To Avoid COVID-19 Wage And Hour Lawsuits, June 9, 2020
- Whistleblower Lawsuit Can Teach Healthcare Employers How To Proactively Manage COVID-19 Risks, June 9, 2020
- A New Wave Of COVID-19 Class Action Lawsuits Begins In California, June 1, 2020
- Employers Beware: COVID-19 Litigation May Spark Additional Claims, May 28, 2020
- Face Mask Policy Leads To COVID-19 Lawsuit Against Texas Restaurant, May 26, 2020
- Can Employers Use COVID-19 Waivers To Limit Liability?, May 26, 2020
- Fisher Phillips Litigators Pull Back Curtain On 2 Novel Trial Strategies That Will Come Up In COVID-19 Litigation, May 20, 2020
- Litigation Seeking Unpaid Wages From Employers Impacted By COVID-19 Has Arrived, May 7, 2020
- New COVID-19 Lawsuit Sends Warning To Employers Too Large To Be Covered By FFCRA, May 6, 2020
- Fair WARNing: COVID-19 WARN Act Class Action Filed Against Hooters, May 6, 2020
- Develop A Proactive COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan Or Risk Employees Seeking Court Intervention, May 2, 2020
- What Employers Can Learn From The First FFCRA Interference And Retaliation Lawsuits, April 20, 2020
- Measuring Worker Temperatures Could Lead To Wage And Hour Claims, April 13, 2020
- How To Avoid Wrongful Death And Injury Claims For Workplace COVID-19 Exposure, April 13, 2020
COVID-19 Employment Litigation Overview
Even before many states have opened back up for business, plaintiffs’ lawyers have already begun filing lawsuits against employers, asserting a variety of claims – from workplace safety violations and wage and hour issues, to discrimination and employee privacy claims. Because of the speed at which laws have changed and the rapidly evolving circumstances – and ambiguity on how to manage certain situations – employers have been and will continue to be a hot target for labor and employment litigation arising from COVID-19 in the coming months.
You trusted us to guide you through the front side of the curve as you grappled with keeping up with fast-breaking legal developments, and we are here to advise and defend you through the resulting lawsuits, charges, and other legal claims you may soon face. Our talented team of litigators from across the country has been studying the nuances of the new legal requirements, tracking the varied legal claims springing from the COVID-19 crisis, and developing defense strategies to best position our clients to get through this new era. Our team is prepared to help employers nationwide with legal disputes related to:
- Furloughs, layoffs, reductions-in-force, and other terminations
- WARN Act implications
- Wage and hour adjustments
- FFCRA paid sick leave and emergency family leave
- Workplace safety compliance concerns
- Wrongful death, workplace injury, and negligence claims
- Workplace privacy standards (including medical information, temperature-gathering, etc.)
- Disability accommodation issues
- Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation allegations
- Employee defection, duty of loyalty, and trade secrets
- Class and collective actions
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