Question

If a business adopts all the CDC guidelines as to face masks and social distancing, can its' employees who catch the virus sue the business for any type of torts? Discuss all those you think might apply.

Answer 1

Ans.

A business adopts all the CDC guidelines as:-

* Conducting daily health checks

* Conducting a hazard assessment of the workplace

*Encouraging employees to wear cloth face coverings in the

*workplace, if appropriate
Implementing policies and practices for social distancing in the workplace

*Improving the building ventilation system

*Updated cleaning and disinfection guidance

CORONAVIRUS LAWSUITS

COVID-19-related lawsuits that are being filed or considered by plaintiffs affected by the pandemic. It is not intended to support or oppose the legal merits of these lawsuits. Many coronavirus-related workers’ compensation claims are being filed by workers who have contracted the disease while on the job.

A liability shield would give businesses the confidence to reopen without the looming threat of lawsuits by customers or employees who get COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Protections would not be available for companies guilty of gross negligence, recklessness or willful misconduct.

Legal analysts anticipate a wave of potential COVID-19 lawsuits against healthcare companies and facilities following the coronavirus pandemic, in which plaintiffs allege that certain health organizations took inadequate measures to protect staff, patients and health care providers.

COVID-19 LAWSUITS AGAINST HEALTH CARE

Health care companies and employers facing potential coronavirus-related lawsuits include:

Nursing homes
Assisted living facilities
Health care facilities
Certain plaintiffs allege that these organizations failed to take reasonable and necessary precautions to prevent the infection of their patients who were most at risk.