Legislature Has One Week to Decide Fate of Competing COVID Presumption Bills

As the California Legislature enters the final week of the 2020 session, it remains unclear what lawmakers plan to do with competing proposals to presume COVID-19 is an occupational condition. The Assembly Appropriations Committee last week passed a bill that would create a rebuttable presumption for first responders and other frontline workers, and codify the presumption the governor enacted through executive order. The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would create a rebuttable presumption that COVID-19 is compensable for safety and health care workers, as well as a bi...