A possibilidade de caracterização da covid-19 como doença ocupacional equiparada a acidente de trabalho

Abstract

This work aims to analyze one of the impacts brought about by the pandemic caused by the new SARS-Cov-2 virus in the labor sphere, whether it is a possibility of characterizing COVID-19 as an occupational disease equivalent to a work accident and its effects. Its general objective is to approach the current scenario due to the pandemic with respect to legal changes in labor with the public implementation of provisional measures, decree of the state of calamity at the national level, as well as an analysis of the characterization of occupational disease and employer responsibility. regarding the illness of its employees, exploring as theories of civil liability. Furthermore, its specific objective, through the deductive logical approach method, is to approach a deeper analysis about the possibility of framing COVID-19 in the same way as work-related illness and the consequences of this recognition.