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Families File First Wave of COVID-19 Lawsuits Against Companies Over Workers Deaths

By Vernon Sumwalt

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Last Modified on Aug 01, 2020

On July 30, 2020, the Wall Street Journal published an article about employees (and their families) filing lawsuits against their employers for COVID-19 exposures. The article is at https://apple.news/AqZPQlaT6SQaw3tYrXqDcYA. This article is curious and likely misleading. As a general rule, workers’ compensation laws shield businesses…