POINTS
  • An employee of See’s Candies alleges she caught Covid-19 at work and gave it to her husband, resulting in his death.
  • A state appeals court ruled Tuesday that the candy maker must face the lawsuit, rather than a worker’s compensation case.
  • The worker says she contracted Covid-19 because the company failed to ensure safety in the workplace.

A California candymaker must face a lawsuit by an employee who says she caught Covid-19 at work and gave it to her husband, resulting in his death, a state appeals court held on Tuesday, upholding what appeared to be the first ruling allowing a worker’s lawsuit against an employer over a family member’s Covid death.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/22/employer-must-face-workers-lawsuit-over-husbands-covid-death-california-court.html