Workers' compensation claims for COVID-19 among workers in healthcare and other industries during 2020-2022, Victoria, Australia.
Helen Louise KelsallMichael F Di DonatoSarah L McGuinnessAlex CollieShannon ZhongOwen EadesMalcolm Ross SimKarin LederPublished in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2023)
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.