Despite Off-the-Job Infections, Employers Still Burdened by COVID-19, Experts Say

California employers are saddled with COVID-19 claims and struggling to keep up with changing pandemic guidelines, despite evidence that many workers are catching the virus while they’re off the clock, a panel of workers’ compensation experts said. “There have been so many changes for everyone, including employers,” said Dr. Chang Na, chief of service for Kaiser Permanente Occupational and Environmental Health and president of the Kern County Medical Society. Employers have wrestled with how to respond to a new COVID-related presumption, which could funnel some no...