COVID-19 pandemic-related lawsuits against employers in the United States

Statistics report on COVID-19 pandemic-related lawsuits against employers in the United States

COVID-19 pandemic-related lawsuits against employers in the United States

The report presents a range of statistics and facts on COVID-19 related lawsuits against employers in the United States since the outbreak of the pandemic in March 2020. This includes how both national and state responses to lockdown measures, vaccinations, and vaccine mandates influenced not only lawsuits relating directly to these changes in the law, but also death rates and preventable deaths, vaccine uptake, attitudes towards physical shopping, socializing, and job losses. The report includes lawsuit statistics broken down by states, industry, federal and state lawsuits, and national statistics based around employee responses to COVID-19 in the workplace.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 lawsuits against employers in the U.S. as of November 2024, by case type
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 federal employment lawsuits U.S as of March 2022, by nature of the case
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 employment related lawsuits U.S. as of March 2022, by type of lawsuit
  • Premium Statistic Leading federal claims of COVID-19 related employment lawsuits U.S. as of March 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. states with the most COVID-19 related employment lawsuits as of March 2022
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 employment related class action lawsuits U.S. as of March 2022
  • Premium Statistic Leading state claims of COVID-19 related employment lawsuits U.S. as of March 2022
  • Basic Statistic Total number of U.S. COVID-19 cases and deaths April 26, 2023
  • Basic Statistic Rate of U.S. COVID-19 cases as of March 10, 2023, by state

Vaccine related lawsuits

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  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 labor related vaccine lawsuits in the U.S. as of October 2023, by industry
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 related vaccine lawsuits in the U.S. as of October 2023, by state
  • Basic Statistic Number of COVID vaccine doses administered in the U.S. Apr. 26, 2023, by jurisdiction
  • Basic Statistic Share of population in the U.S. vaccinated against COVID-19, Apr. 26, 2023, by state
  • Basic Statistic Rate of vaccine-preventable COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. by state 2021-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who are COVID-19 vaccine hesitant as of Dec. 2020, by group
  • Premium Statistic U.S. public opinion on requiring COVID vaccine proof to attend sports events 2021
  • Premium Statistic Impact of vaccine adoption on grocery shopping U.S. 2021

Unsafe workplace and negligence/wrongful death lawsuits

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  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 unsafe workplace lawsuits in the U.S. as of October 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 unsafe workplace lawsuits in the U.S. as of October 2023, by industry
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 negligence lawsuits vs. employers in the U.S. as of October 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 negligence lawsuits vs employers in the U.S. as of October 2023, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. nurse employers with plans in place for COVID-19 as of March 3, 2020
  • Premium Statistic Most common reasons for wanting to quit among nurses in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Top safety priorities for the return to the physical workplace in the U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Opinion on how well business prioritized people during coronavirus U.S. 2020
  • Basic Statistic Health-related absenteeism among full-time U.S. workers 2023-2024, by month and age

Breach of contract and wrongful discharge lawsuits

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  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 related breach of contract lawsuits U.S. as of October 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 related breach of contract lawsuits U.S. as of October 2023, by industry
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 related wrongful discharge lawsuits U.S. as of October 2023, by state
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 related wrongful discharge lawsuits U.S. as of October 2023, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of income loss due to the COVID-19 / coronavirus pandemic 2020
  • Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on small businesses in the U.S. as of April 2022
  • Premium Statistic United States: retail shift and work hour reduction post-pandemic by age range
  • Premium Statistic Restaurant workers reluctant to enforce safety protocols in the U.S. 2021

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