Lack of Evidence Dooms Worker's COVID-19 Claim

The Supreme Court of Tennessee's Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel affirmed a decision finding that an injured worker failed to introduce evidence supporting her claim that she contracted COVID-19 at work. Case: Lella Yvonne Graham v. CHI Memorial Healthcare System et al., No. E2024-01928-SC-R3-WC, 11/26/2025, published. Facts: Lella Y. Graham alleged that she contracted COVID-19 in December 2020 through regular contact with patients and co-workers at the CHI Memorial Healthcare System facility where she worked. She said the occupational exposure caused a disabling lung inj...