Health Care Worker's Claim for COVID-19 Infection Can't Be Revived

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the Court of Civil Appeals erred in reviving a health care worker’s claim for benefits for her COVID-19 infection. Case: Ex parte Opp Health and Rehabilitation LLC, No. SC-2024-0266, 05/3/2025, published. Facts: Opp Health and Rehabilitation LLC operates a nursing home in Covington County. Rena Meeks allegedly contracted COVID-19 in June 2020 while working there. Procedural history: Meeks filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting that she was permanently disabled as a result of contracting COVID-19. Opp contested the claim, and a trial ...