Effective Communication Key to Mitigating COVID-19 Employment Litigation Risks

As the pandemic continues to confront employers with myriad challenges, like new shutdown orders and school closings, lawsuits will likely keep surging, writes Zach Olsen and Andrew Longstreth in their Law Firm Management column.

August 19, 2020 at 12:45 PM

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Zach Olsen

Andrew Longstreth

As expected, the employment litigation machine has been revving up since the onset of the pandemic. From March 1 through July 4, the third-largest category of COVID-19-related complaints filed in federal courts was employment, just behind contracts and insurance, according to Lex Machina.