Fox Broadcasting Faces Class Suit On Covid Remote Work Expenses

Fox Broadcasting Co. LLC required California employees to cover their own business expenses while working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic, a class suit filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleges.

Between March 2020 and present, Fox employees incurred home office expenses required for performing work-related duties, including internet and electricity, the complaint says. Employees were also expected to use their own cell phones for work-related duties, they allege.

While shelter-in-place and work-from-home orders were in place in California, Fox maintained a policy of not reimbursing for those expenses, which ranged between $50 and $100 per month for ...