Quote of the day
“Lighting a firework at a warehouse where he was scheduled to pick up a trailer load … was not within the scope of [the truck driver’s] job.”
Judge Riko Bishop, Nebraska Court of Appeals
Connecticut frontline employees with coronavirus call for workers’ comp
Nurses and other front-line employees in Connecticut are asking Gov. Ned Lamont to decree they shouldn’t have to prove their COVID-19 infections are job-related in order for them to be eligible for workers’ compensation. CtPost
Appeals court denies workers’ comp to Nebraska trucker who lost fingers in fireworks blast
The Nebraska Court of Appeals has rejected a truck driver’s claim that he should receive workers’ compensation after he blew off the ends of his fingers with a small mortar, while trying to entertain a warehouse manager. Omaha World Herald
Judge dismisses Missouri lawsuit over meat worker safety
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of employees at a Missouri meatpacking facility, that had sought to require the plant to abide by federal guidelines. Although the plant has not seen an outbreak of COVID-19, the lawsuit accused the company of not doing enough to protect workers from coronavirus. WFMJ
How can a person prove they contracted COVID-19 on the job?
The million-dollar question everyone in the workers’ compensation industry is asking is: How can a person prove they contracted the illness specifically on the job, especially as the virus becomes more widespread every day, writes attorney Heather Byrer Carbone. Jacksonville Daily Record