Hospitals Walk Legal Tightrope as Workers Speak Out on Virus

Clashes between hospitals and employees who speak out about their fears and frustrations over the coronavirus—either in-house, publicly on social media, or in the press—has sparked a new litigation trend.

Sarah Cusick, a Washington, D.C., hospital worker, sued her employer for wrongful termination, claiming the hospital fired her for social media posts voicing concerns that it wasn’t following federal and D.C. Covid-19 patient screening and social distancing policies.

Two Chicago-area nurses separately sued a hospital and a nursing home for firing them in retaliation for also complaining about allegedly inadequate safety measures.

And a doctor in Washington state said a ...