Labor/Employment
Jan. 6, 2021
SB 1159: Clarifying COVID-19 workers’ compensation laws
Senate Bill 1159, which went into effect in September, makes it easier for employees who contract COVID-19 to make claims under the state's workers' compensation law
Senate Bill 1159, which went into effect in September, makes it easier for employees who contract COVID-19 to make claims under the state's workers' compensation law. Legislature believed the burden of fighting the disease had fallen disproportionately to a small group of workers, and so the bill was passed to reduce the barriers to accessing the workers' compensation system for these workers. SB 1159 was passed as an urgency statute, meaning it took effect immediate...
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