New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy reinstated a public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that will activate a workers’ compensation presumption under a bill the governor enacted in 2020.
Murphy on Wednesday cited the rapidly spreading omicron variant in issuing Executive Order No. 280, which reinstated the state of emergency the governor terminated in June 2021.
“COVID-19 remains a significant threat to our state and we must commit every resource available to beating back the wave caused by the omicron variant,” the governor said in a statement. “While we...
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