Torts/Personal Injury,
Labor/Employment,
Civil Litigation
May 6, 2022
State’s high court should find employer duty to workers’ families
When a public health emergency, such as the COVID pandemic, increases the risk to employees, companies should be held to an even higher standard. When the local health agency issues guidelines for maintaining a safe workplace, any dereliction is inexcusable.
V. James DeSimone
Founder
V. James DeSimone Law
Phone: (310) 693-5561
Email: vjdesimone@gmail.com
Civil rights attorney V. James DeSimone has dedicated his 35-year law career to providing vigorous and ethical representation to achieve justice for those whose civil and constitutional rights are violated.
Guest Column
When essential businesses began to reopen following the initial COVID surge in 2020, employers were expected to implement measures designed to protect the health and safety of employees and the general public. They were, in fact, legally obligated to do everything reasonably possible to prevent the spread of infections. This is the story of a business that failed to do so.
Victory Woodw...
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