WILG's Open Letter Asks for Comp Coverage for Stricken Health and Safety Workers

A national injured worker advocacy group has penned an open letter to governors and lawmakers, asking them to ensure that first responders and medical workers can receive benefits if they contract the COVID-19 disease. “I ask and urge all governors and members of state legislatures to take whatever action necessary — whether that be executive order or legislation — to make sure these medical workers, first responders and law enforcement officers are covered by your state workers' compensation law should they become ill as a consequence of their work ca...