Employers Say 'Reasonable Investigation' Rule Eliminates Need for Presumption

Oregon employer advocates say a proposed COVID-19 presumption is not necessary because a new temporary rule will ensure that carriers conduct “reasonable” investigations before denying employees’ claims that they contracted the virus at work. Business representatives also said that a presumption — even one they could challenge — would be too broad and would needlessly burden small employers that continue to struggle during the pandemic. “I just have a hard time accepting a notion that we are going to assume that the person got something that is a global pa...