Workers compensation claims for COVID-19 among workers in healthcare and other industries during 2020-2022, Victoria, Australia

Conclusions
COVID-19 infection claims differed by industry, occupational group, severity and timing and changes coincided with different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Occupational surveillance for COVID-19 cases is important and monitoring of worker’s compensation claims and incapacity duration can contribute to understanding the impacts of COVID-19 on work absence.

Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - November 23, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Kelsall, H. L., Di Donato, M. F., McGuinness, S. L., Collie, A., Zhong, S., Eades, O., Sim, M. R., Leder, K. Tags: COVID-19 Workplace Source Type: research