Florida, Maryland Data Show No Claims Increase in First Months of Pandemic

If two eastern states' filings for March and April are any indication, the country's number of workers' compensation claims have not yet exploded because of the coronavirus. But some stakeholders believe a wildfire is coming. Thirteen states adopted presumptions that the disease caused by the coronavirus is an occupational condition, and at least three more considering similar actions. Together with many states allowing businesses to reopen, the number of claims and the demand for hearings is soon to spread, legal authorities have said. “If people wake up and see that they...