Covid-19 Leave Suits Trickle In With Spike Expected This Fall

A scrap metal worker in Maryland quarantined himself for three weeks after being hospitalized with Covid-19. A New Jersey janitor experienced a sore throat and weakness after he was exposed to the virus on the job, and stayed home waiting for his test results. A legal assistant asked to telework when her son’s Florida school closed in the pandemic.

They all say they were illegally fired, joining six dozen other workers who have sued their employers over alleged violations of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, according to a Bloomberg Law analysis. The Kroger Co., Eastern Airlines LLC, and Holiday ...