Employer Gets Summary Dismissal of FELA Claim for Worker's Alleged Exposure to COVID-19

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld a grant of summary judgment dismissing a Federal Employers’ Liability Act claim for a worker’s death after his alleged on-the-job exposure to COVID-19. Case: Elijah v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp., No. A-2335-23, 10/01/2025, unpublished. Facts: Robert Elijah worked for Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. In March 2020, Elijah allegedly hugged his co-worker, Juan Martinez, in the employee locker room after they resolved an argument. Neither wore a mask during this interaction. Martinez later testified that he...