Morgan & Morgan filed a lawsuit against LightGrid LLC Wednesday in Florida Middle District Court for claims under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The complaint, filed on behalf of John Gavigan, accuses the defendant of failing to provide paid sick leave while the plaintiff self-isolated after testing positive for COVID-19. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendant. The case is 8:22-cv-01588, Gavigan v. LightGrid, LLC.
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1. This case is brought pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus
Response Act (“FFCRA”), Pub.L. No. 116-127, 134 Stat. 178 (2020), to recover
front pay, back pay, liquidated damages, reinstatement, lost benefits, compensatory
damages, emotional distress damages, pain and suffering, injunctive relief, punitive
damages and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs and any other relief to which
initiative to address COVID-19. The FFCRA was thereafter enacted into law on
3. In pertinent part, the FFCRA establishes paid leave for certain
eligible employees impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis. See 29
4. Division E of the FFCRA is referred to as the Emergency Paid Sick
Leave Act (or “EPSLA”). It...
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