Kroger Worker Who May Have Had Covid-19 Brings Job Bias Suit (1)

Kroger Co. fired a worker at an Indiana distribution center after she was diagnosed as possibly having Covid-19, in violation of federal medical leave law and newer legislation addressing the global pandemic, a new federal lawsuit alleges.

The lawsuit marks one of the first private claims under a virus relief law that went into effect at the start of April. Eastern Airlines LLC and metal fabrication company Steel It LLC have also been sued by workers alleging violations of that law.

Ariel Robtoy says she began developing Covid-19-like symptoms over the weekend of April 4 and 5. She called ...