Law Office of Alan Tysinger

What if an employee is fired from a healthcare facility for being COVID positive after having been exposed at the workplace?

What if an employee is fired from a healthcare facility for being COVID positive after having been exposed at the workplace? You would have multiple issues. CARES Act provisions would make employee eligible for specific unemployment benefits. Exposure at workplace would make it a potential workers' compensation case. The termination... Read more →

COVID-19 Litigation and Summer Camps

What about COVID-19 cases arising out of summer camps, including church camps? For the clients, the major factor is damages. Pain and suffering is usually a minor component in injury cases. More critical are objective economic damages-- lost wages, past medical bills, future medical bills, loss of earning capacity. Most... Read more →

Can I be fired while on workers' compensation benefits?

Your employer cannot file you because you filed for workers' compensation, but they can let you go if you are out of work for an extended period of time and they need to get someone else to do your job. The Federal law called the Family and Medical Leave Act... Read more →