Idaho High Court Affirms Denial of COVID-19 Death Benefits Claim

The Idaho Supreme Court recently affirmed denial of workers’ compensation death benefits to the widow of a county road equipment operator who died from COVID-19 complications in October 2021, holding that she failed to prove by a preponderance of evidence that her husband contracted the virus at work [Est. of Weeks v. Oneida Cnty., 2025 Ida. LEXIS 121 (Idaho Nov. 14, 2025)].