Pandemic creates surge in discrimination suits
Posted On: Nov. 17, 2020 9:41 AM CSTParents who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic are driving a surge of litigation, alleging their employers discriminated against them for taking care of their kids when schools closed, the Insurance Journal reports. Much of the litigation from working parents has focused on a narrow issue: the implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, a federal law passed in March that granted 10 extra weeks of paid parental leave to workers at small businesses.