Five employees in the “Happiest Place on Earth” were recently diagnosed with measles, an infectious disease considered eliminated in the United States in 2000 due to widespread vaccination. How specifically Disneyland became the “ground zero” for the outbreak is up for debate, but the most likely theory is unvaccinated foreign visitors.
Fortunately for those workers, their treatment will be covered by workers’ compensation in California as it would be covered by workers’ compensation in Colorado.
Colorado Workers’ Compensation covers all injuries, diseases, or conditions that are caused, aggravated or accelerated by on-the-job activities. While most injured Colorado workers think of slips and falls, back strains caused by lifting, and other accidents – the law also covers less obvious conditions.
Occupational conditions are injuries that can’t necessarily be traced to a specific time or event, but rather come about gradually over time. Carpal Tunnel, Low back degenerative joint disc disease, and tendinitis are a few conditions that we, as Colorado work injury lawyers see on a weekly basis.
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Exposure to infectious diseases are rarer, depending upon the occupation, but in some cases the Colorado law protecting injured workers actually presumes that workers in high risk occupations – like healthcare provider, or first responder – who contract infectious diseases like hepatitis did so in the course of their employment.
Proving you were exposed to the infectious disease at work – and not off the job, is the big challenge. Our experienced Denver workers’ compensation attorneys can help you decide if your case is a good claim to make.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/20/health/disneyland-measles/
