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Judge rules businesses can sue insurers for coronavirus losses
The coronavirus has upended lives and businesses around the globe. From business interruption and supply chain disruption to event and travel cancellations, we are only just seeing the beginning stages of COVID-19's impact. These articles provide valuable insights on insurance coverage, preparation tips and more to help individuals and businesses reduce exposures as the virus spreads.
Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation issued a memorandum on April 6 to provide guidance on workers’ compensation issues related to COVID-19. The memo states, “First responders, health care workers and others that contract COVID-19 due to work-related exposure would be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits under Florida law See Section 440.151, Fla Statute,” the statute otherwise known as Florida’s occupational disease theory.
Still, the complexities of determining whether the virus was work-related are a difficult challenge claimants must face when bringing a COVID-19-related workers’ compensation claim.
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