The Supreme Court of California recently held that the California Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA) does not bar an employee’s spouse from bringing a negligence claim against the employer where the employee contracts COVID-19...more
7/19/2023
/ CA Supreme Court ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Derivative Complaint ,
Duty of Care ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Negligence ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Spouses ,
Take-Home Exposure ,
Third-Party
Employers often go to great lengths to protect company documents and communications concerning and discussing confidential trade secret information. But what happens when employees leave, bring a whistleblower claim, and the...more