Labor/Employment,
Health Care & Hospital Law
Mar. 19, 2020
Workers compensation and COVID-19
COVID-19, as a widespread infectious disease, is likely to be considered a nonoccupational disease — one that is normally not compensable under the workers’ compensation system because it is not contracted solely due to exposure at work or due to a specific kind of work.
Keith P. More
Partner
Bentley & More LLP
4 Park Plaza
Irvine , CA 92614
Phone: (949) 870-3800
Email: kmore@bentleymore.com
DePaul Univ COL; Chicago IL
Matthew W. Clark
Trial Attorney
Bentley & More LLP
4 Park Plaza
Irvine , CA 92614
Phone: (949) 870-3800
Fax: (949) 732-6291
Email: mclark@bentleymore.com
Notre Dame Law School; Notre Dame IN
The novel coronavirus disease, or COVID-19, is spreading rapidly across the world, throughout the United States, and into various communities in California. Beyond its potentially fatal consequences, it has already disrupted travel and the world economy, caused states of emergency to be declared in California and across the country, shuttered businesses, closed schools, cancelled sporting events and public gatherings, and taken a significant toll on public life -- wit...
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