Virus Time-Out for Labor Violation Suits Sought by Trade Group

A California trade group wants the most populous U.S. state to temporarily block employees from suing employers over labor violations as the cornovirus outbreak fuels layoffs and business closures.

The California Business and Industrial Alliance asked Governor Gavin Newsom to ban employees for 90 days from filing claims under a state law that gives employees the right to step into the shoes of the state labor commissioner to sue over all manner of infractions.

In the last week, 167 such complaints have been filed under California’s Private Attorneys General Act, many targeting hospitals and health-care service providers, the group said ...