California Supreme Court Answers 2 Questions In COVID-19 Duty Owed Case

( July 7, 2023, 12:57 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The exclusivity provisions of the California Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA) do not bar a spouse’s tort claims against an employer; however, an employer does not owe a general duty of care to protect employees’ household members from the transmission of COVID-19, the California Supreme Court ruled July 6....