Amended Bill Would Make COVID-19 Presumption Permanent for Hospital Workers

California hospital workers would continue to be covered by a presumption that COVID-19 is compensable after a presumption that lawmakers created last year sunsets in 2023, under recent amendments to a bill in the state Senate. Sen. Dave Cortese, D-San Jose, on Thursday amended Senate Bill 213 to revise the proposed presumption that respiratory diseases and other conditions are compensable for hospital workers who provide direct patient care. As introduced in January, SB 213 would have created a presumption of compensability for hospital workers with infectious diseases including methicillin...