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One of the First COVID-19 Employment Lawsuits Filed in Iowa Alleges Wrongful Discharge in Violation of Public Policy; Will this be the First of Many?

By Patrick Smith on June 3, 2020

Posted in Human Resources Compliance, Litigation and Trials, OSHA

One of the first employment lawsuits related to COVID-19 was filed in Iowa last week. A former Dallas County Jail employee alleges he was fired because he called a Department of Corrections “hotline” to report concerns about working with a colleague infected with the virus. Jail employees were informed one of their co-employees tested positive…