State Fund Announces Additional $165M in COVID-19 Support

State Compensation Insurance Fund announced it would make an additional $165 million available to California employers and workers impacted by COVID-19. Among other things, the carrier on Friday said that effective immediately, it will accept any claim by an essential worker as defined by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order for a diagnosed case of COVID-19 regardless of whether the worker can demonstrate the virus was contracted during the course of employment. “This action effectively replaces the Essential Worker Support Fund announced earlier this week, as all employees wh...