COVID-19 Cases
CAN WORKERS COLLECT BENEFITS IF THEY CONTRACT COVID-19 ON THE JOB?
California order making it easier for some employees to receive workers’ compensation if they contract COVID-19. Newsom’s order allows for those who worked outside of their homes from March 19 through July 5, 2020 to have presumption that the virus arose “out of and in the course of the employment.
This order helps employees to recover for contracting COVID-19. If you are an essential worker and contracted COVID-19, we are here to help.
Workers face huge risks as they resume their work duties. As the economy slowly reopens, many workers are fearful to return to work-but they have no choice and need to feed their families. The danger of contracting COVID-19 at work is valid and real and is expected to worsen in the fall with colder weather, a time when more individuals naturally get sick. At Winner’s Circle Law we are here to help workers who contract COVID-19. This includes an employer’s failure to implement guidelines outlines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for disinfecting and cleaning, failure to provide personal protective equipment, as well as a failure to conduct temperature checks on workers when they report for duty.
All employers have a duty to ensure that their workers have a safe working environment. If your employer dies not meet all the legal health and safety requirements to protect you, we will take them on. Contact Us Today!