Adding Insult to Injury: Employers Facing COVID-19-Related Lawsuits Commonly Face Tacked-On Wage and Hour Claims | Fisher Phillips
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: It’s never good news to hear that you have been sued, but lately the flood of COVID-related cases come with something extra – wage and hour claims. In essence, former employees who are retaining counsel for claimed wrongful termination (or similar) claims are commonly throwing in claims about missed meal or rest breaks and unpaid hours worked for good measure. Employers can learn from these cases to gain insights and tips for anticipating employee claims and preparing to avoid (or mitigate) them. Case Studies and Summaries Whi...