COVID-19 Employment Litigation Tracker And Insights

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.

The Cases by Population tab includes a visual representation of the number of cases filed per one million residents in the state. State population data was determined using the most recent census data available.

The industry and company size tables and graphs were developed using the primary defendant’s information when the case involves multiple defendants. Company size information is provided where the number of employees is available via public resources.

For substantive inquiries about the data, please contact a team member of the COVID-19 Taskforce or your Fisher Phillips attorney. For media inquiries, please contact Meghan Warin or Jenna Gatski Einstein.

COVID-19 DATA BANK (TEMPLATES & FORMS)

Legal Insights

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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

COVID-19 Taskforce CORE MEMBERS

Fisher Phillips has assembled a cross-disciplinary taskforce of more than 70 attorneys across the country to address the many employment-related issues facing employers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and as employers move to reopen their business and get employees back to work. For more information about the taskforce, please reach out to one of the core members below or contact your Fisher Phillips attorney.