White House, Congress clash over liability protections for businesses as firms weigh virus reopening plans

(From The Seattle Times)

Congressional leaders are girding for a huge fight over the re-entry of millions of Americans to the workplace, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., insisting that employers be shielded from liability if their workers contract the coronavirus…

…Democratic leaders have declared they will oppose such blanket protections, putting Washington’s power brokers on opposite sides of a major issue that could have sweeping implications for health care and the economy in the coming months.

Reprinted from: https://www.ac2news.com/2020/05/white-house-congress-clash-over-liability-protections-for-businesses-as-firms-weigh-virus-reopening-plans/