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Coronavirus/COVID-19: Checklist for U.S. Employer Considerations
April 8, 2020, Covington Alert
Employers are facing new challenges in responding to COVID-19 and its implications for their workplaces in the United States. The checklist below will assist in thinking through the issues most likely to need attention in the immediate future. Information, agency guidance, and potential responses to COVID-19 are changing rapidly. This checklist was last updated on March 13, 2020.
April 23, 2020, Financial Times
Lindsay Burke and Carolyn Rashby spoke with the Financial Times about the request from U.S. businesses that seek a shield from litigation if they expose employees to COVID-19 after calling them back to work. Both Ms. Rashby and Ms. Burke note that the firm’s employment practice has been flooded with questions about how employers could minimize their legal risks ...
April 22, 2020, Law360
Lindsay Burke and Carolyn Rashby are quoted in Law360 regarding legal dangers and logistical challenges associated with reopening businesses in the U.S. Ms. Burke says, “We're in a lot of new territory here. I don't think any employers in modern history have had to return to operations in the middle of a global health crisis. And so we're really trying to ...
April 21, 2020, Bloomberg Law
Lindsay Burke and Carolyn Rashby spoke with Bloomberg Law about the uphill battle employees who contract COVID-19 on the job may face if they choose to sue their employer. Ms. Burke says, “We’re in territory we haven’t seen before. We are looking at a whole lot of different legal risks and issues. It’s not clear how they will play out. Traditionally an illness ...