No Employer Liability For The COVID-19 Death Of A Family Member
By EsqSocial Corporation 30/06/21
If an employee contracts COVID-19 at work and transmits the illness to a spouse, who then dies, is the employer liable? In Estate of William Madden v. Southwest Airlines, Co., the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland recently said, “No.” Carol Madden was a Southwest flight attendant. In order to maintain her credentials, Mrs. Madden was required to attend in-person training in July 2020......
By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.