Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Rothstein & Irzyk on Employer Liability for "Take-Home" COVID-19
Mark Rothstein and Julia Irzyk have posted to SSRN Employer Liability for "Take-Home" COVID-19. The abstract provides:
Workplace exposure to SARS-CoV-2 has been a source of morbidity and mortality from COVID-19, especially for “essential workers,” such as those employed in health care and meatpacking. Many family members of these workers also have become infected and died. If the employee’s exposure was the result of the employer’s negligence, the family member or the family member’s estate might be able to recover from the employer using the “take-home” liability theory first developed in asbestos cases. This article discusses the elements of these cases and how they relate to workers’ compensation, OSHA enforcement, and other aspects of workplace safety and health protections.
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/2020/12/rothstein-irzyk-on-employer-liability-for-take-home-covid-19.html