City Didn't Accept Compensability of Officer's COVID-19 by Paying Wage Continuation Benefits

The City of Philadelphia didn't inherently accept liability for COVID-19 claims by paying wage continuation benefits to police officers, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled. Case: Jeffcoat v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB), No. 491 C.D. 2024, 03/28/2025, unpublished. Facts: Ranae Jeffcoat contracted COVID-19 in November 2020 while working as a police officer in Philadelphia. Consistent with a handful of other similar cases involving Philadelphia police officers, she has not returned to work since her illness. The city paid wage continuation benefits using the payroll classificatio...