Advocates in two Southern states are calling for state leaders to make it easier for frontline workers to qualify for workers' compensation benefits if they fall ill from COVID-19.
In an editorial that was reprinted in newspapers across Florida this week, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune editorial board urged the governor to call a special session of the Legislature to address COVID-related workers' compensation issues.
“It's becoming increasingly clear that this new situation requires new laws to govern the fair payment of workers comp claims that will continue to arise —...
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