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A surge in COVID-related product liability and other tort litigation could dampen the national recovery.

By Anabel Rodríguez-Alonso and José L. Maymí-González* Almost a year into the pandemic, a question that plagues the minds of many employers is how to reintegrate employees who have been exposed to COVID-19, while simultaneously safeguarding the wellbeing of coworkers and clients. The debate centers around whether employers can require employees to provide a negative COVID-19 test as a condition for reentry into the workplace and the legal consequences of doing so. For guidance, employers an...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Almost a year into the pandemic, a question that plagues the minds of many employers is how to reintegrate employees who have been exposed to COVID-19, while simultaneously safeguarding the wellbeing of coworkers and clients. The debate centers around whether employers can require employees to provide a negative COVID-19 test as a condition for reentry into the workplace and the legal consequences of doing so. For guidance, employers ...