Enacts the COVID-19 injured workers' protection act
Summary
Enacts the "COVID-19 injured workers' protection act"; establishes a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presumption for public employee death benefits where a member was required to physically report to work; did in fact physically report to work as of March first, two thousand twenty; contracted COVID-19; and where the applicable head of the member's retirement system or such system's medical board determines COVID-19 to have been a significant contributing factor in the member's death.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Last action Jan 5, 2022
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2
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Committee
2
Jan 5, 2022
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
Feb 4, 2021
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LABOR
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jessica Ramos
DDemocratic/Working Families
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