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Essential Workers Operators of Essential Services Sick Employees

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COVID-19: When Should a Judge be Recused? And Who is an Essential Employee?

The NJ Appellate Court recently published a case of first impression to touch on this COVID case law Guiseppe Amato v Township of Ocean School District, which dealt with two issues: whether the Judge of Compensation should...more

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New Jersey Enacts COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Presumption Bill for Essential Workers

On September 14, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Senate Bill (SB) 2380 into law. SB 2380 creates a rebuttable presumption of workers’ compensation coverage for COVID-19 cases contracted by “essential employees”...more

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Illinois Workers’ Compensation COVID-19 Rebuttable Presumption Takes Effect

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On Friday, June 5, 2020, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0633, which amends the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act to create a rebuttable presumption that a first-responder or essential worker who contracts...more

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The Return of the Workers’ Compensation Rebuttable Presumption

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Last week, the Illinois General Assembly passed House Bill 2455, which amends the Workers Compensation Act to create a rebuttable presumption that a first-responder or essential worker who contracts COVID-19 did so in the...more

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What Gov. Newsom's Workers' Compensation Order Means for Employers

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Last week, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-62-20 creating a presumption of workers’ compensation eligibility for California employees who have contracted or who later contract COVID-19 at any time since reporting to...more

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