Ky. High Court Affirms Appellate Court, Remands COVID Workers’ Comp Dispute To ALJ

( September 2, 2026, 10:36 AM EDT) -- FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed an appellate court’s partial reversal of a state Workers’ Compensation Board’s opinion vacating and remanding an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) award, finding that because some of the ALJ’s findings regarding the worker’s exposure to COVID-19 are not supported by the evidence, the workers’ compensation claim must be remanded to the ALJ for further assessment....