Connecticut frontline employees affected by COVID-19 plead for workers’ comp coverage
In Connecticut, advocates want lawmakers to pass legislation that establishes a workers’ compensation presumption for first responders and frontline employees that would place the burden on the employer and insurer to prove a COVID-19 infection was not work-related. Essential employees say they are still having a hard time getting COVID-19 vaccines. News 12 New Jersey
Ohioan convicted of workers’ compensation fraud
A Youngstown, Ohio man pleaded guilty lats month to workers’ compensation fraud after officials with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation found him working as a home remodeler while collecting disability benefits. He has been ordered to pay more than $17,00 in restitution. WFMJ
St. Louis EMT seeks workers’ comp while waiting for lung transplant
A St. Louis emergency medical technician says her claim was denied because the city thought she had the flu, not COVID-19. KSDK (St. Louis) [with video]
South Dakota teacher wins workers’ comp for leg injury that later nearly led to her death
A South Dakota kindergarten teacher who sought workers’ compensation for injuries suffered in her classroom four years ago, after a student in her class threw a chair that struck her left leg, has won a favorable decision in a hearing. She was hospitalized three times and nearly died, according to her husband. KELO