# Correctional Officers Sue For Covid-19 Infection Attorney > Prison employee lawyer for Covid-19 infections and work diseases in Kern County since 1993 get disability pay & medical help Source: https://bakersfieldlaborattorney.com/covid-prison-worker/ Firm: Employment Lawyers Group — employee-side employment lawyers since 1993. Serving Kern County, California. Phone: (661) 412-9600 (calling is the fastest way to reach the legal team) Office: 5401 Business Park S, #214, Bakersfield, CA 93309 Contact form: https://bakersfieldlaborattorney.com/contact/ Consultations are free and confidential; cases are taken on contingency. --- California employees diagnosed with Covid-19 are presumed to have transmitted the virus while at work if they were on work premises within 14 days of being diagnosed. There is a rebuttal presumption that California employees diagnosed with the coronavirus between March 19, 2020 and July 5, 2020 contracted the disease on the premises of their employer. This is a significant development for workers in the California jail, prison, and detention community where work related transmissions have been high. Workers need to take advantage of this law. ## Benefits include: - Full hospital, surgical, medical treatment - Disability indemnity - Death benefits - Short term and long term disability under the workers compensation system The Coronavirus may create permanent disabilities such as sense of smell and lung capacity. It is not ok to suffer such dramatic consequences due to the important job you do, and not be compensated especially if it decreases your ability to do your job now or in the future. Call [(661) 412-9600](tel:6614129600) to get important legal representation and compensation for your health and wages. ## KERN COUNTY PRISON WORKERS SUE FOR COVID-19 EXPOSURE Kern County is home to many correctional facilities. Some are private and some are not. Correctional facility workers are coming down with the Coronavirus in large numbers. There is nothing wrong with obtaining all work system benefits for the suffering and costs associated with Covid-19. Kern County is home to an exceptional number of correctional facilities, detention centers, jails, and prisons. These facilities include the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility in Bakersfield, the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, the Lerdo Maximum-Medium Facility, the Shafter Modified Community Correctional Facility, Taft Modified Community Correctional Facility, Delano Modified Community Correctional Facility, the Kern County Sheriff's Jail, Mesa Verde Community Correctional, California City Correctional Facility, Kern Valley State Prison, Taft Correctional Institution, Kern Crossroads Facility, Central Valley Modified Community Correctional Facility in McFarland, North Kern State Prison, Golden State Modified Community Correctional Facility, Kern County Juvenile Hall, Wasco State Prison, and Modified Community Correctional Facility. The workers of these facilities have rights whether it is the right to the correct personal protective equipment (PPE), and the right to receive compensation if they come down with the Coronavirus due to their work. Call [(661) 412-9600](tel:6614129600) to file for compensation for not being able to work, short term or long term disability payments, and other expenses if you were diagnosed with Covid-19 within 14 days of being on your employer's premises whether or not you are a correctional worker. Non-correctional workers may read about their [rights here](https://bakersfieldlaborattorney.com/covid-19workerbenefits/). ### CAN A CORRECTIONAL, DETENTION FACILITY, JAIL, OR PRISON WORKER GET WORKERS COMPENSATION IF THEY CAME DOWN WITH COVID-19? In California, the process of obtaining valuable workers compensation benefits if you were diagnosed with the Coronavirus is simple. The requirement are: 1. Between March 19, 2020 and July 5, 2020 the employee tested positive for or was diagnosed with COVID-19 within 14 days after a day that the employee performed labor or services at the employee's place of employment in California that was not the employee's home at the employer's direction. This would include escorting an inmate outside of the correctional facility; 2. A doctor made the diagnosis of COVID-19 and it was confirmed by further testing within 30 days of the date of the diagnosis. California workers compensation rights are different than other states. While commentators were claiming it would be hard to prove somebody became infected with the Coronavirus at work, the law in California was specifically changed to make it easy for employees to obtain workers compensation benefits if they came down with the Coronavirus. Employers cannot retaliate against employees for seeking workers compensation. Employers who retaliate will be faced with what is called 132a liability which leads to increased benefits. DON'T BE THE ONLY CORRECTIONAL OFFICER WHO FAILS TO OBTAIN WORKERS COMPENSATION BENEFITS IF YOU BECAME SICK WITH COVID-19 CALL [(661) 412-9600](tel:6614129600) Our law firm has represented employees since 1993. We have offices throughout California including: Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Ontario, Oxnard, Riverside, Sherman Oaks, Torrance, and Tustin. We represent employees anywhere in California. ## Our Firm: No Upfront Fees or Costs ### Contingency Fee Representation All employment cases for employees are taken on a **contingency basis**. We are only paid a fee **when and if we win** your case, and we **advance all litigation costs**. Our goal is to make expert legal representation accessible to every hardworking employee. ### Serving Kern County We have proudly served all of Kern County since 1993. Ready to discuss your case? 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