Governor Newsom Should Enact Emergency COVID-19 Protections for California’s Essential Workers
On March 19, the California Labor Federation issued a letter to California Governor, Gavin Newsom, expressing concerns over worker safety in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The letter included a call for a workers’ compensation presumption that a COVID-19 exposure or positive test is employment-related for essential workers (in other words, the letter requested […]
Could Coronavirus Help Inform Workers of Their Rights and Impact the Number of Work Comp Claims?
The coronavirus pandemic is a historic moment in the nation’s history that many experts fear will likely lead to significant economic recession (with some going as far as to predict an oncoming depression). As the number of unemployment claims rises, it may seem logical to assume that the number of workers’ compensation claims would therefore fall accordingly (ostensibly, if people […]