Court Denies Widower Benefits for Nursing Home Worker's Death

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals upheld the denial of a widower’s claim for benefits for a nursing home worker’s death after her COVID-19 infection. Rose Harrison worked for the Marion Regional Nursing Home. Between March 1, 2020, and April 6, 2020, two Marion residents tested positive for COVID-19. A nurse who cared for the patients tested positive for COVID in March 2020. Harrison also worked for Sunset Manor, which operated another nursing home, on two weekends in March 2020. On March 21, 2020, Harrison reported she had possibly been exposed to COVID-19 at Sunset...