As of March 2022, and since the start of coronavirus-related lockdown measures in March 2020, discrimination was the leading federal claim of employees in the United States who filed lawsuits against their employers, totaling approximately 1,350. The next most numerous claim was retaliation, totaling roughly 1,100 state lawsuits.
COVID-19 related federal employment lawsuits in the United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by nature of the case
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Statistics on COVID-19 pandemic-related lawsuits against employers in the United States
Overview
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- Premium Statistic COVID-19 lawsuits against employers in the U.S. as of August 2022, 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 February 22, 2023
Vaccine related lawsuits
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- Premium Statistic COVID-19 labor related vaccine lawsuits in the U.S. as of March 2023, by industry
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 related vaccine lawsuits in the U.S. as of March 2023, by state
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Unsafe workplace and negligence/wrongful death lawsuits
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- Premium Statistic COVID-19 unsafe workplace lawsuits in the U.S. as of August 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 unsafe workplace lawsuits in the U.S. as of August 2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 negligence lawsuits vs. employers in the U.S. as of August 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 negligence lawsuits vs. employers in the U.S. as of August 2022, by industry
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. nurse employers with plans in place for COVID-19 as of March 3, 2020
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Breach of contract and wrongful discharge lawsuits
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- Premium Statistic COVID-19 related breach of contract lawsuits U.S. as of March 2023, by state
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 related breach of contract lawsuits U.S. as of March 2023, by industry
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 related wrongful discharge lawsuits U.S. 2020-2022, by state
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 related wrongful discharge lawsuits U.S. as of September 2022, by industry
- Basic Statistic Percentage of income loss due to the COVID-19 / coronavirus pandemic 2020
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Further related statistics
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- Leading federal claims of COVID-19 related employment lawsuits U.S. as of March 2022
- Industries with most COVID-19 federal employment lawsuits U.S. as of March 2022
- COVID-19 employment related lawsuits U.S. as of March 2022, by type of lawsuit
- Leading state claims of COVID-19 related employment lawsuits U.S. as of March 2022
- U.S. states with the most COVID-19 related employment lawsuits as of March 2022
- COVID-19 employment related class action lawsuits U.S. as of March 2022
- COVID-19 related breach of contract lawsuits U.S. as of March 2023, by state
- COVID-19 related breach of contract lawsuits U.S. as of March 2023, by industry
- COVID-19 related vaccine lawsuits in the U.S. as of March 2023, by state
- COVID-19 labor related vaccine lawsuits in the U.S. as of March 2023, by industry
- COVID-19 lawsuits against employers in the U.S. as of August 2022, by case type
- COVID-19 unsafe workplace lawsuits in the U.S. as of August 2022, by industry
- COVID-19 related wrongful discharge lawsuits U.S. 2020-2022, by state
- COVID-19 related wrongful discharge lawsuits U.S. as of September 2022, by industry
- COVID-19 negligence lawsuits vs. employers in the U.S. as of August 2022, by industry
- COVID-19 unsafe workplace lawsuits in the U.S. as of August 2022, by state
- COVID-19 negligence lawsuits vs. employers in the U.S. as of August 2022, by state
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Littler Mendelson. (April 30, 2022). COVID-19 related federal employment lawsuits in the United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by nature of the case [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332172/covid-state-lawsuits-claim/
Littler Mendelson. "COVID-19 related federal employment lawsuits in the United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by nature of the case." Chart. April 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332172/covid-state-lawsuits-claim/
Littler Mendelson. (2022). COVID-19 related federal employment lawsuits in the United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by nature of the case. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332172/covid-state-lawsuits-claim/
Littler Mendelson. "Covid-19 Related Federal Employment Lawsuits in The United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by Nature of The Case." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332172/covid-state-lawsuits-claim/
Littler Mendelson, COVID-19 related federal employment lawsuits in the United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by nature of the case Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332172/covid-state-lawsuits-claim/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
COVID-19 related federal employment lawsuits in the United States from March 2020 to March 2022, by nature of the case [Graph], Littler Mendelson, April 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1332172/covid-state-lawsuits-claim/