A number of states are either considering, or have passed, legislation indemnifying meat packers, manufacturers of PPE, schools, and medical facilities from liability claims arising from COVID-19. Most of the intended legislation excludes gross negligence and fraud.
Laws have been enacted in Indiana, Alabama, Ohio, and Georgia. Numerous states are in the process of drafting legislation, but this would not be retroactive to 2020 outbreaks. Processing plants producing meat, poultry, and food products were subject to a Presidential Executive Order to maintain production on April 28th 2020. The Executive Order did however require plants to conform to CDC recommendations that at the time were vague and lacked clearly stated standards.