Conference Presenters Discuss Long COVID, Workplace Shootings

By Steve Nichols, News Contributor Presenters speaking during the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation’s annual conference this week addressed topics affecting workers, employers, carriers and practitioners throughout the country, including what’s commonly referred to as “long COVID” and workplace shootings. The medical director for a national workers’ compensation carrier said work comp systems across the nation are dealing with COVID-19 claims requiring treatment well after the average four-week period for milder infections. And a state trooper wi...