Sunday, October 11, 2009

H1N1 and Workers Comp

Must give the credit to Dave B. for uploading the file to our yahoo group:

In order for the flu to be a compensable event under comp, certain requirements must be met:
: the individual must be "in the course and scope of employment" when exposed to the virus
: the exposure must arise out of work (as opposed to being a totally random event)
: work itself must put the individual in harm's way

full story:
http://www.workerscompinsider.com/archives/001042.html

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