{"id":4998,"date":"2020-08-26T10:13:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T14:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/?p=4998"},"modified":"2020-09-16T10:57:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T14:57:06","slug":"custodial-workers-and-workers-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/custodial-workers-and-workers-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Custodial Workers and Workers\u2019 Compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the start of the school year gets nearer, much of the focus has been on when and how the schools should open in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the related issues will be the rights of teachers and custodial workers in these schools. We\u2019ve <\/span>written previously about teachers and workers\u2019 compensation<\/span><\/a> and also on the general <\/span>rights of all workers to claim benefits if they contract COVID-19<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This article focuses on custodial workers who perform a number of tasks which can cause injury due to an accident or an occupational illness due to the nature of the work and exposure to dangerous substances.<\/span><\/p>\n

The data from the <\/span>US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/span><\/a> (<\/span>CDC) shows that nearly 2.4 Million people nationwide work in the building custodial services job sector. Under normal circumstances (prior to the pandemic), that number was expected to rise in 2020 to close to 2.6 million custodial workers. While many of these workers work for other employers, a sizeable percentage of custodial work for local public and private school and school districts. Now, with the coronavirus pandemic, custodial workers will likely\u00a0 be asked to do a lot more work to help ensure the schools are disinfected and other precautionary steps are taken to help protect the children and the teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Custodial workers also work in the follow places, in addition to the schools:<\/span><\/p>\n