A Lawsuit Alleges That a Florida Security Contractor Was Fired For Raising Concerns About Covid Safety
A security contractor fired an employee fewer than 10 minutes after they raised concerns with supervisors about COVID-19 and firearm storage safety, a US Department of Labor (DOL) lawsuit says.
The DOL says in the suit, filed Monday, that Gainesville, Florida-based VRP Group, doing business as Regius Investigations and Protective Services, illegally terminated the worker in August 2020.
Employees at companies including Amazon, GameStop, and Instacart have complained about unsafe working conditions during the pandemic, including a lack of personal protective equipment, hazard pay, and clear COVID-19 safety policies. Concerns about health and safety are one of several factors driving workers out of customer-facing roles in favor of remote work, which is fuelling record quit rates.
