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Daily Archives: 23/07/2009

Swine Flu – should employers worry about being sued?

Thanks to Annabel Kaye of Irenicon (@AnnabelKaye) for bringing the article in MailOnline to my attention, via Twitter.  The full article can be found at www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articles-1201371/Bosses-risk-lawsuits-staff-swine-flu  .  Apparently, according to the Mail, employers need to be getting worried about the risk of being sued by employees who catch swine flu from doing their jobs .  The article quotes  lawyers and other commentators who  point out the risk of increased litigation.