Lawsuit against LTL carrier Estes may foreshadow avalanche of COVID litigation

It is just one of what are now believed to be more than 1,200 lawsuits filed by workers against their employers over a COVID-related dispute or claim. 

The late-November suit filed by a dockworker from the Joliet, Illinois, depot of LTL carrier Estes Express can be seen as potentially a somewhat typical lawsuit in the flood of litigation that is likely to be filling the inboxes of trucking companies around the country in the coming weeks and months.

But the list of these lawsuits is growing. Geral...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lawsuit-against-ltl-carrier-estes-may-foreshadow-avalanche-of-covid-litigation

COVID will have lasting effects on employment litigation (with video)

COVID-19 creates legal challenges for employers
John Kingston, editor-at-large of FreightWaves, interviews labor and employment attorney Gerald Maatman Jr. about avoiding legal challenges during the coronavirus pandemic.

Labor and employment attorney Gerald Maatman Jr. is tasked with advising clients on avoiding potential legal pitfalls that may arise in the workplace because of the coronavirus.

However, he admits that nothing in his 40-plus years specializing in labor law has prepared him for the challenges employers face because of the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/covid-will-have-lasting-effects-on-employment-litigation-with-video

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