Federal Actions, Pushback May Be Slowing Rush for More COVID-19 Presumptions

After a flurry of laws and emergency rules around the country made it easier for people to get workers' compensation benefits if they have COVID-19, increasing concerns from insurers and the passage of federal relief laws — and the potential for more — may be contributing to the lack of urgency in New York and Pennsylvania, comp attorneys in those states said. In New York, Senate Bill 8117 would provide a presumption that for first responders and other essential workers, the disease caused by the new coronavirus was contracted through work. Sponsored by Sen. Monica Martine...