The coronavirus pandemic has raised many workplace compliance issues—which can lead to lawsuits if employers don’t keep up with evolving guidelines on wage and hour laws, leaves of absence, work-for-home arrangements, and bias prevention.
“Employers need to be aware that COVID-19 related litigations have started, and such lawsuits are being filed with increasing frequency,” said Melissa Camire, an attorney with Fisher Phillips in New York City.
Compliance issues are emerging in new ways, she said. For example, due to the pandemic, many employers are dealing for the first time with furloughs, salary reductions, reductions to work hours and remote work.
