COVID 19 is creating tension between workers and their bosses. Some workers are suing – By Sammy Fretwell (The State) / May 17 2020
With her children needing help and the coronavirus spreading, Jennifer Andrews decided to stay home from work as the highly contagious disease blanketed the Carolinas this spring.
Schools had closed to protect families from COVID 19, and online teaching would begin soon for Andrews’ kids. She needed to be there for them, Andrews said.
But after notifying her employer of her plans, the York County company fired Andrews and refused to pay her for the time she would spend away from work — despite new federal rules that require employees to be paid for leave they take under certain coronavirus-related circumstances..
Those allegations are contained in a lawsuit that is among the first in South Carolina to question whether companies are following rules Congress approved this spring to soften the economic blow of COVID 19 on employees. A flurry of similar suits is expected.
Filed last month, the state lawsuit comes as tensions mount between employees and the companies they work for over exposure to the coronavirus and the compensation workers are entitled to. Across the state, employees are expressing concerns about working conditions.
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