The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld an award of benefits to a housekeeper for a respiratory injury brought on by wearing a used face mask during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Case: Prinz v. Omaha Operations LLC, No. S-23-994, 09/27/2024, published.
Facts: Jennifer Prinz began working as a housekeeper for Emerald Nursing & Rehab Omaha in February 2020.
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Emerald enacted safety protocols to help control its spread. One was for workers to wear N95 masks. Emerald acquired an ultraviolet “sterilizer machine” that cleaned used masks so they could be r...
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