Legal Question in Workers Comp in Iowa
Contact with infectious disease
What does Iowa law state concerning being exposed and contracting an infectious disease while working?
Asked on 1/01/03, 7:43 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Peter Soble
Peter M. Soble, P.C., Attorney
Re: Contact with infectious disease
One sees this commonly with health care workers. If you can prove that the infectious disease was caught on the job, or was likely caught on the job, you may well have a compensable injury, depending on what the disease is, its duration, and any permanent sequelae of it.
Answered on 1/03/03, 12:26 pm