Worker Waited Too Long to Request Hearing on Long COVID Claim

The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a worker’s request for a hearing on the denial of her untimely claim for long COVID. Case: Diaz v. Industrial Commission, No. 2 CA-IC 2025-0004, 01/20/2026, unpublished. Facts: Tamera Diaz worked as a drywall installer. In June 2022, she was part of a crew remodeling a nursing home.  One morning, Diaz woke up feeling ill. She took an at-home COVID-19 test, which came back positive. Diaz then went to the hospital, which confirmed she had COVID-19. Diaz never returned to work, and in the months that followed, Diaz allegedly cont...