Companies Need Strict COVID Rules to Avoid 3rd-Party Lawsuits, Experts Say

Employers that fail to implement and enforce recommended COVID-19 guidelines could open themselves up to potentially expensive litigation, including third-party claims, insurance experts say. EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants and employment law firm Fisher Phillips co-hosted a webinar Friday to advise companies on how to keep their workplaces free of COVID-19 and how to defend themselves against claims and lawsuits if an employee says he got sick on the job. “It doesn't take much to kind of know where we're at in terms of the tremendous burden being placed on y...