A New Senate Proposal Would Shield Corporations From All COVID Lawsuits
In a major sop to business interests, a Senate proposal would allow corporations to avoid COVID-related lawsuits from workers and patients. Corporate immunity is the last thing we need.
The Huffington Post reported on Monday that Democratic senator Joe Manchin is joining GOP senators in backing corporate immunity legislation. (CNN)
Draft legislation circulating in the US Senate would shield employers and health care industry executives from legal consequences when their business decisions injure or kill workers, customers, and patients during the COVID-19 outbreak.
The unprecedented proposal to gut legal protections — which is being depicted as moderate compromise legislation and potentially attached to badly needed state and local aid — follows a Harvard study showing a surge in workers’ COVID deaths following their requests for government regulators’ help.
The Huffington Post reported on Monday that Democratic senator Joe Manchin is joining GOP senators in backing corporate immunity legislation. A draft of the legislative language that we obtained includes provisions that would:
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