WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LIABILITY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES STATE BY STATE



MISSISSIPPI

The MWCA does not specifically address injury or death which occurs as a result of infectious diseases. Infectious diseases, such as hepatitis, staph infection, etc., will be compensable if the employment risk analysis results in a finding that the work exposed the employee to a risk that is reasonably incidental to the employment or rationally connected to the employment.


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