Corona infection as an occupational accident

A coronavirus infection and the resulting long-term consequences can generally be considered an occupational accident if the infection can be proven beyond doubt in the workplace.

The Speyer Social Court has ruled that a coronavirus infection can constitute an accident at work. However, this requires proof that the infection undoubtedly occurred at the workplace, which was not the case in the dispute. Although a colleague of the plaintiff had tested positive a few days earlier, it could not be ruled out that she had been infected in her private life.