Bill Would Create Rebuttable COVID-19 Presumption for 'Public-Facing' Workers

A bill being debated in the Massachusetts legislature would create a rebuttable COVID-19 presumption for employees who have face-to-face interaction with the public or work outside their homes. Bill H.1986, sponsored by State Rep. Ken Gordon, D-Middlesex, would dictate that any workers in “public-facing jobs” who contract the virus are presumed to have caught it on the job and are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, according to the Worcester Business Journal. The bill states that any employee who “contracts, has symptoms of or otherwise becomes affected...