MLAC Subcommittee Meeting to Discuss COVID Compensability

A subgroup from Oregon’s workers’ compensation advisory panel will discuss a potential rule that would require a “reasonable investigation” before carriers or self-insured employers could deny claims for COVID-19. The proposal, put forth by employer representatives on the Management-Labor Advisory Committee, would define a reasonable investigation to include: Determining whether the nature of employment resulted in exposure to the coronavirus. Determining whether a person was ordered into quarantine by a medical provider, public health professional or the employer....