New Life for COVID-19 Workers’ Comp Claims?
Updated: Jun 27
January 28, 2022 | njbia.org
When Gov. Phil Murphy reactivated New Jersey’s public health emergency two weeks ago, he also reactivated the legal presumption that an essential workers’ contraction of COVID-19 is work-related – once again leaving employers vulnerable to workers’ compensation claims, even though the virus can literally be transmitted anywhere.
NJ SEED: This is an issue subject to abuse that needs to be addressed by the Legislature.