Governor Extends COVID Presumption

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed into law a bill extending for another year the presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for frontline workers. Walz on Friday enacted HF 1203, by Rep. Dan Wolgamott, D-St. Cloud, to reinstate the presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for doctors, nurses, police, firefighters, paramedics and other frontline workers. The presumption expired at the end of 2021. HF 1203 was the first bill Minnesota lawmakers passed this year. The state House of Representatives voted 124-8 to pass the measure Thursday, the same day the Senate unanimously voted to send the bill to...