How does Senate Bill 1159 protect people at work?

2021-12-07T09:15:38-08:00

This new law creates two rebuttable presumptions that COVID-19 illnesses contracted by specific categories of employees are work related and therefore eligible for workers’ compensation, including medical treatment. The first presumption applies to COVID-19 workers’ compensation claims filed by peace officers, firefighters, first responders, and health care workers. The second presumption, for employers with five [...]