Workers' Compensation

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United States: Detention Officer's Tort Claim Alleging Unsafe Work Conditions Due to COVID-19 Held Barred
Posted on 19 Jan 2021 by Thomas A. Robinson

Allegations by a former prison detention officer that his former employer was liable in tort for negligent supervision and intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) were dismissed by a federal district court sitting in California. The plaintiff... Read More

Tags: intentional infliction of emotional distress , negligent supervision , unsafe condition , COVID-19 , IIED

United States: Exclusive Remedy Rule Bars IIED Claim For Failure to Provide Adequate COVID-19 Protections
Posted on 18 Oct 2020 by Thomas A. Robinson

Construing California law, a federal district court held a plaintiff's IIED tort action filed against her former employer for failure to provide adequate COVID-19 protocols is barred by the exclusive remedy of California's workers' compensation... Read More

Tags: negligent supervision , California workers compensation , emotional distress , COVID-19 , exclusive remedy , IIED