Claimant v. Compensation Board: Loss of Earnings Compensation Entitlement During Quarantine-Related Staff Closure

A claimant appealed a decision regarding compensation under the Loss of Earnings Compensation Ordinance (COVID-19), where the dispute centered on whether the claimant was entitled to benefits following a temporary closure of their business due to official quarantine measures imposed on staff, despite the business itself remaining technically open. The court reasoned that the entitlement to compensation requires the business activity to be entirely or partially suspended due to official restrictions, and since the business was not directly ordered to close, the claimant failed to demonstrate the requisite direct causal link between the official measure and the inability to work, thus affirming the denial of benefits.