Workers’ Compensation Can Soothe Some Covid Vaccine Fears

Workers may be more likely to take Covid-19 vaccines if they knew any harmful side effects would be covered by workers’ compensation, yet companies must be careful about how they talk about the legal status of such illnesses, employment lawyers said.

Adverse reactions to employer-mandated vaccines are likely covered by state workers’ compensation systems, although the law is less clear for workers who get sick from inoculations that were merely encouraged or facilitated by employers, attorneys and legal scholars said.

Reports of allergic reactions and other harmful side effects from the Covid-19 vaccines have been rare. Regardless, fear about getting ...