GA Chief Justice’s COVID-19 Order Gave Claimant 122 Additional Days 

Georgia Employer’s List of Panel MDs Must be “Prominently” Displayed, Not Merely “Accessible”

NY COVID-19 Death Benefits Claim Fails

Issue Commentary: Courts Are Mixed in Deciding Compensability of COVID-19 Without Aid of Presumptions

NY Claimant Wins COVID-19 Claim Without Aid of Presumption of Compensability

Virginia Worker’s Post-Injury Decision to be “Off-Work” Due to COVID-19 Sinks TTD Claim

A Virginia part-time employee, who was able to work without restrictions for three months, following a work-related injury, and who then was “taken off work” by his cardiologist because of...

Ohio Court Affirms Finding that Furnace Worker’s COVID-19 Was Not Compensable

Finding that a furnace worker had failed to establish the necessary third prong in the definition of occupational diseases—that his employment created a risk of contracting the disease (here, COVID-19)...

California High Court May Take Another Look at Employer’s Liability for COVID-19 Contracted by Employee’s Family Member

In an important case that may define—at least in California—an employer’s responsibility for injuries sustained when an employee’s family member contracts COVID-19 as a result of an infection that is...

Civil Action Related to COVID-19 Death of Texas Employee Barred by Exclusivity

A federal district court, sitting in Texas and construing Texas law, granted a defendant-employer’s motion for summary judgment in a civil action filed against it by the family of a...

California Comp Act Does Not Bar COVID-19 Wrongful Death Claim

In an important decision that is certain to garner attention well beyond California’s borders, a California appellate court denied a petition for writ of mandate filed by an employer who...

Delaware Board Must Decide if COVID-Related Claim is Compensable

The Superior Court of Delaware (New Castle) held that the issue of whether an employee’s fatal COVID-19 infection was an injury or occupational disease must be determined by the state’s...

Federal Court (Cal.) Says Tort Claim Alleging Unsafe COVID-19 Conditions is Barred by Exclusivity Rule

A federal district court, sitting in California, granted–in relevant part–an employer’s motion to dismiss two causes of action alleging negligent supervision and intentional infliction of emotional distress filed by a...