Posted on: November 22, 2021
Airline disputes flight attendant ‘long-haul VOC’ claim
Alaska Airlines is taking a COVID-19 workers compensation case to court that centers on one of the company’s flight attendants, arguing that the company is not responsible for paying wages and salaries. benefits, despite the employee’s claim that she contracted the virus on a flight. The 54-year-old flight attendant said her symptoms had lasted for 10 months. KING
Idaho: Workers’ Comp Paid Over $ 2 Million In COVID Claims
The Idaho legislature last week considered changing the workers’ compensation law to address vaccine-related injuries. Meanwhile, Idaho Public Television’s registration requests for the amount already paid in compensation for Idaho workers for COVID-related claims revealed the sum was over $ 2 million. . Idaho Press
Canada: Yukon plans to include wildland firefighters in expanded list of workers
The Whitehorse Firefighters Association and Yukon First Nations Wildfire are calling on the government to include forest firefighters on the list of suspected cancers in the workplace. A Yukon First Nations Wildfire executive said about a quarter of the province’s fire response is made up of wildland firefighters, and the work increasingly involves structural fires as well. Yukon News
Missouri Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning and Application of Co-Employee Immunity Act
The Missouri Supreme Court recently issued a long-awaited opinion on the immunity and liability of co-workers under the Missouri Workers’ Compensation Act, ruling that the relevant part of the law confers immunity on co-workers. -employees and does not create a new cause of action, writes Ben Harner and Carl Pesce of Thompson Coburn LLP. JD Supra
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