As cases of COVID-19 increase among essential California workers who don’t have the luxury of sheltering in place during the pandemic, some advocates are pushing for changes that will make it easier to receive workers’ compensation benefits for the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
California was the first state to shut down to try to minimize transmission of the virus, but more than a half-dozen states have already passed legislation or implemented executive orders that presume COVID-19 is an occupational condition for first responders and health care providers. The pres...
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