Legal Alert: Can Employers Use COVID-19 Waivers To Limit Liability?

This legal alert was posted on May 26th, 2020 by Benjamin J Ross in Denver and Samantha Saltzman in Irvine.

 

With employees returning to work and companies reopening their doors to customers, employers are looking for ways to limit liability related to potential COVID-19 cases contracted in the workplace. To do so, many are considering waivers for not only their employees, but also for customers. Such waivers, however, are somewhat limited in their effectiveness and employers should consider the pros and cons before attempting to implement them. You may also want to consider an alternate strategy that may offer you some of the assurances you seek without many of the negatives associated with waivers.