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N.J. Top Court Upholds COVID-19 Benefits for Deceased Teacher’s Spouse as ‘Essential’
N.J. Top Court Upholds COVID-19 Benefits for Deceased Teacher’s Spouse as ‘Essential’

Case File Because teachers were deemed essential employees for purposes of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey, a teacher's contraction of COVID-19, which led to her death, was work-related and fully compensable. Simply Research subscribers […]
Did Brain Fog, Mental Illness Excuse Drywaller’s Late COVID-19 Claim?
Did Brain Fog, Mental Illness Excuse Drywaller’s Late COVID-19 Claim?

What Do You Think? Arizona generally gives employees a year from the time of injury to file a workers’ compensation claim. But what if an employee doesn’t know that her illness is the type of […]
N.Y. Top Court Upholds Award for Retail Manager who Caught COVID, Had Stroke
N.Y. Top Court Upholds Award for Retail Manager who Caught COVID, Had Stroke

Case File Can persistent, high-risk exposure to a disease in the workplace culminating in infection constitute a compensable accident under New York's Workers' Compensation Law? As Simply Research subscribers know, it can and did for […]
Was Deceased Worker’s COVID Compensable in Ky.? Top Court Looks to ‘Nature of Employment’
Was Deceased Worker’s COVID Compensable in Ky.? Top Court Looks to ‘Nature of Employment’

Case File When is COVID compensable in Kentucky? According to the commonwealth's top court, only when the claimant "clearly establishes" that the risk of contracting the disease is increased by the nature of the employment […]
Wash. Top Court Finds ‘Traveling Employee’ Rule Sets Clock for Flight Attendant’s COVID Claim
Wash. Top Court Finds ‘Traveling Employee’ Rule Sets Clock for Flight Attendant’s COVID Claim

Case File When a flight attendant contracted COVID-19 during the early throes of the pandemic, according to the Washington Supreme Court, the traveling employee doctrine covered her case, and she was not limited to proving […]
Stats on Risk of COVID from Work don’t Automatically Shut Down W.Va. Nurse’s Claim
Stats on Risk of COVID from Work don’t Automatically Shut Down W.Va. Nurse’s Claim

Is statistical evidence that a worker was just as likely to contract COVID-19 outside of work than at work enough, by itself, to defeat a workers’ compensation claim? The state’s High Court recently addressed that […]
A Georgia Court of Appeals Decision on Justifiable Refusal of Light Duty Based on COVID-19 Concerns
A Georgia Court of Appeals Decision on Justifiable Refusal of Light Duty Based on COVID-19 Concerns

Introduction On January 31, 2025, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided a workers compensation claim, Taylor v. Argos, USA. The central issue was whether the employee should have been awarded TTD benefits when he refused to […]
Could Mental Health Worker get Benefits for A-fib by Linking it to COVID-19?
Could Mental Health Worker get Benefits for A-fib by Linking it to COVID-19?

What Do You Think? Booneville, AK (WorkersCompensation.com) – In Arkansas, medical conditions that are a natural consequence of a compensable workplace injury may entitle an employee to additional benefits. As one case illustrates, when defending […]