Re-opening the workplace may expose employers to potential liabilities, particularly if an employee contracts the virus from a workplace exposure. Some companies are already becoming involved in such lawsuits and they may present some challenges from an insurance perspective. A recent lawsuit filed in Illinois, Estate of Evans v. Walmart, involves the survivors of a
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Readying for the Return: Reopening the Workplace
By Donald A. Ottaunick on
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Last week the Federal Government issued its Opening Up America Again guidelines creating a three-phased approach to assist state and local officials in reopening their economies. It mandates that states need to satisfy certain “Gating Criteria,” including a 14-day downward trajectory of new cases, non-crisis care treatment of patients in hospitals and a robust testing…