Senate Approves Liability Protection but Removes COVID-19 Presumption for Workers

The Ohio Senate on Tuesday approved a plan to give businesses and health care providers temporary immunity from lawsuits during the COVID-19 crisis, but a benefits presumption for essential workers was removed from the bill. House Bill 606 stirred strong debate after House members added the workers' compensation presumption section in May. Grocery workers spoke out in favor of the presumption at a Senate committee hearing last week, but business groups urged its removal. The Senate Judiciary Committee stripped the presumption clause from the bill Tuesday and the full Senate endorsed it b...