Senate Committee Passes COVID Presumption Bill Despite Business Opposition

The Colorado Senate Finance Committee narrowly passed a rebuttable COVID-19 presumption bill that would cover essential workers who contract the virus over the next two years. The committee on Monday night voted 4-3 to pass Senate Bill 216. SB 216, by Sen. Robert Rodriguez, D-Denver, would create a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for specified workers diagnosed with the disease before June 21, 2022. The employee must test positive for the virus or be diagnosed by a licensed physician. The presumption would also cover workers with a cause of death listed as COVID-19, according to the...