Court Upholds Denial of Worker's Claim for COVID-19 Infection, Revives Claim for Mental Injury

A New York appellate court upheld the denial of a train operator’s claim for her alleged contraction of COVID-19 but overturned the denial of her claim for psychological injury arising from the prevalence of COVID in her workplace. Case: Matter of McLaurin v. New York City Transit Authority, No. 535434, 03/28/2024, published. Facts: Kimberly McLaurin worked as a train operator for the New York City Transit Authority, a self-insured employer. She filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits in June 2020, alleging that she contracted COVID-19 and suffered a consequential psy...