In 2022, and since the beginning of lockdown measures in March 2020, employers in the United States have seen almost 25,000 lawsuits filed against them as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. Single plaintiff litigation cases were the most numerous lawsuits, totaling more than 11,000.
COVID-19 employment related lawsuits in the United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by type of lawsuit
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Littler Mendelson. (April 1, 2022). COVID-19 employment related lawsuits in the United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by type of lawsuit [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333037/covid19-lawsuits/
Littler Mendelson. "COVID-19 employment related lawsuits in the United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by type of lawsuit." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333037/covid19-lawsuits/
Littler Mendelson. (2022). COVID-19 employment related lawsuits in the United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by type of lawsuit. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333037/covid19-lawsuits/
Littler Mendelson. "Covid-19 Employment Related Lawsuits in The United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by Type of Lawsuit." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333037/covid19-lawsuits/
Littler Mendelson, COVID-19 employment related lawsuits in the United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by type of lawsuit Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333037/covid19-lawsuits/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
COVID-19 employment related lawsuits in the United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by type of lawsuit [Graph], Littler Mendelson, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333037/covid19-lawsuits/