Pregnant Workers Go to Court Over ‘Impossible’ Covid Dilemma (1)

When nurse practitioner Taylor learned she was pregnant in February, the coronavirus seemed to pose little threat in her western Texas town. But by summer, with Covid-19 cases spiking nationwide, Taylor’s managers asked her to move to a clinic that had become a pandemic hot spot.

“There were tough decisions that needed to be made,” Taylor said. “I was walking on eggshells, and left in a very vulnerable position.”

Taylor, who asked Bloomberg Law to use a pseudonym to protect her from retaliation, was nervous about the assignment and asked to treat patients remotely, using existing telehealth options. Her request ...