Court Denies Benefits to Worker for Alleged Exposure to COVID-19

An Ohio appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a worker for his alleged on-the-job exposure to COVID-19. Case: Yeager v. Arconic Inc., No. 2021-T-0052, 06/13/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: Lee Yeager worked for Arconic Inc. as a furnace operator. He filed a workers’ compensation claim seeking benefits for a COVID-19 infection. A staff hearing officer allowed the claim, and after the Industrial Commission declined to hear its appeal, Arconic filed an administrative appeal in the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas. The trial court entered summary judgment in ...