An Invisible Epidemic: Navigating Mental Health Issues in the Employment Relationship
AHLA thanks the leaders of the Labor and Employment Practice Group for contributing this feature article.
- August 01, 2022
- Kathleen D. Parker , K&L Gates LLP
- Erinn L. Rigney , K&L Gates LLP
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a sharp increase in mental health issues, including depression, stress, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, alcoholism, and substance abuse. Although the world is learning to live with the physical effects of COVID-19, many people continue to grapple with the mental health conditions the pandemic has triggered or exacerbated. For health care workers, many of whom have been on the COVID-19 frontlines since little was known about the virus, personal protective equipment was scarce, and temporary morgues were required, COVID-19 is or will be a key contributor to their long-term mental health issues.
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