Corona Virus and Workers’ Comp
Question: If I get corona virus at work, can I file a workers’ comp claim? Answer: Yes. However, you can bet that the insurance company is going to challenge the validity of a corona virus claim. In Nevada workers’ compensation, the Claimant/Injured worker bears the burden of proving their entitlement to benefits by a preponderance of the evidence. NRS 616C.150(1) What does that mean? Let’s start by defining what a preponderance of the evidence is. A preponderance of the evidence is you proving that “within a reasonable degree of medical probability” you were exposed to and contracted the disease at work. A reasonable degree of medical probability like showing that its 51% more likely than not that you got the virus at work. How do you prove that? First: You’ll have to provide medical evidence from a physician. The physician has to state that it is her medical opinion that, “within a reasonable degree of medical probability”, you were exposed to and contracted the corona virus at ...