[Verified Answer]: Four days after starting her employment at…

Four days after starting her employment at a medical center, a laboratory assistants hair, mouth, eyes, and clothing were splashed with blood from a patient who was positive for hepatitis C. The assistant was sent to the laboratory for blood tests, which confirmed that she was positive for hepatitis C. These tests were repeated six months later with the same results. Later, the assistant was unable to work and ultimately resigned her position with the hospital. Contending that she had an occupational disease and that this was the first time she was unable to work, she filed for workers compensation. Should this assistant be able to collect workers compensation for her occupational disease? Why or why not?