{"id":4190,"date":"2020-03-06T16:03:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T21:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/?p=4190"},"modified":"2020-03-06T16:41:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T21:41:42","slug":"can-i-get-workers-compensation-for-the-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/can-i-get-workers-compensation-for-the-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I get Workers Compensation for the Coronavirus?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Claims for exposure to workplace diseases<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Can-I-get-Workers-Compensation-for-the-Coronavirus-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Can I get Workers Compensation for the Coronavirus?\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Can-I-get-Workers-Compensation-for-the-Coronavirus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Can-I-get-Workers-Compensation-for-the-Coronavirus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Can-I-get-Workers-Compensation-for-the-Coronavirus-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Can-I-get-Workers-Compensation-for-the-Coronavirus.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The North Carolina workers\u2019 compensation laws allow, in certain circumstances, compensation for transmitted diseases and fatalities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While many if not most people think of work comp as relating to a slip-and-fall or some other traumatic physical injury, there are some professions where there are unique susceptibilities to transmittable diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/can-i-get-workers-compensation-for-the-coronavirus\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Can I get Workers Compensation for the Coronavirus?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claims for exposure to workplace diseases The North Carolina workers\u2019 compensation laws allow, in certain circumstances, compensation for transmitted diseases and fatalities. 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