New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed into law a presumption bill that aims to make it easier for essential workers to receive workers' compensation benefits if they contract COVID-19.
“Frontline essential workers who were required to come in and work during the stay-at-home order and continue to perform services that put themselves and their families at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 at their jobs deserve the benefits of workers' compensation and peace of mind this law provides,” Charles Wowkanech, president of the New Jersey AFL-CIO, which had lobbied ...
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