Bridal Shop Worker Gets Benefits for COVID-19 Infection

A New York appellate court ruled that a seamstress was entitled to benefits for her COVID-19 infection. Case: Matter of Leonard v. David's Bridal Inc., No. CV-23-0298, 02/15/2024, published. Facts and procedural history: Gayle Leonard worked as a seamstress for David's Bridal Inc. She filed claims for workers' compensation benefits alleging that she contracted COVID-19 through her work. A workers’ compensation law judge established the claim for occupationally contracted COVID-19 on March 8, 2021, the date Leonard tested positive. The Workers’ Compensation Board affi...