COVID-19 lawsuits, liability immunity, waivers, and refusal to return to work Lawsuits According to data collected by the Fisher Phillips LLC law firm, a total of 283 COVID-19-related lawsuits were filed in federal and state courts through June 30, with 122 of them filed in June. There’s also been an increase in class-action lawsuits – […]

Early Data Guides Employers on Three Key Workers’ Comp Issues and COVID-19 Background: Divergent pressures on premiums There’s been much speculation that workers’ comp will drive significant losses in the property/casualty industry as a result of COVID-19. On the one hand, there is the explosion of presumption laws that discard the basic tenet of workers’ […]