Lost Time: COVID-19 Indemnity Claim Reporting and Results in the Wisconsin Workers’ Compensation System from March 12 to December 31, 2020

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• Personal Author:
  Aiello T ; Creswel PD ; Grajewski, Barbara A. ; McCoy K ; Meiman JG ; Modji KKS ; Morris CR ; Pray I ; Tomasallo CD
• Description:
  Background: The COVID-19 pandemic introduced a new compensable infectious disease to workplaces. Methods: This was a descriptive analysis of Wisconsin COVID workers' compensation (WC) claims between March 12 and December 31, 2020. The impact of the presumption law (March 12 to June 10, 2020) was also evaluated. Results: Less than 1% of working-age residents with COVID-19 filed a claim. COVID-19 WC claim rates (per 100,000 FTE) were notably low for frontline industry sectors such as Retail Trade (n= 115), Manufacturing (n= 88), and Wholesale Trade (n= 31). Healthcare workers (764 claims per 100,000 FTE) comprised 73.2% of COVID-19 claims. Most claims (52.8%) were denied and the proportion of denied claims increased significantly after the presumption period for both first responders and other occupations. Conclusion: The presumption law made benefits accessible primarily to first responders. Further changes to WC systems are needed to offset the individual and collective costs of infectious diseases. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Emergency Responders Health Personnel Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: COVID-19 COVID-19 First Responders Health Care Workers Industry Infectious Diseases Manufacturing Occupation Presumption Law Wholesale And Retail Trade Work Environment Workers Workers' Compensation Workers Compensation

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066324
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2022 Dec; 65(12):1006-1021
• Contact Point Address:
  Komi K. S. Modji, MD, MPH, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 1 West Wilson St, Room 150, Madison, WI 53703
• Email:
  komi.modji@dhs.wisconsin.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Madison
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2416723276814a6dc8cc8ed1461015df1b8d4e980842ea50f36323fbe743ccee3c1b59f7567d357a3e31be630e938d1b08ac3c8993790b384be3a3a7c6d0ac21
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212794/cdc_212794_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.27 MB ]