Opinion: Her husband got COVID-19, and now she's suing his employer STEPHEN L. CARTER/BLOOMBERG OPINION Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Getty Images South America Corby Kuciemba argues that her husband got sick when his employer, Victory Woodworks, moved workers to a new site, allegedly in violation of safety protocols. The couple both tested positive in mid-July, and Corby Kuciemba, who is 65 and described in the lawsuit as "a high risk individual due to her age and health," had a particularly severe case and spent weeks on a ventilator. The question is whether, in allowing the husband to contract COVID-19, the employer violated a duty not only to an employee, but also to the employee's spouse.