Lawmaker Trims Year Off Proposed COVID-19 Presumption Extension

Presumptions that California lawmakers enacted in 2020 to help determine when COVID-19 arose from employment would remain in place for one more year instead of two, under a recently amended bill. The COVID-19 presumptions enacted during the first year of the pandemic are scheduled to sunset automatically at the end of the year. AB 1751, by Assemblyman Tom Daly, D-Anaheim, would maintain the presumption until Jan. 1, 2024, under amendments he adopted Thursday. Earlier versions of the bill would have kept the presumption in place through Jan. 1, 2025. At the same time, Daly added language tha...