The California Workers’ Compensation Act provides that the exclusive remedy of an injury to an employee arising out of and in the course of employment is the right to recover workers’ compensation benefits. (Lab. Code,...
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September 23, 2020
California Enacts New COVID-19 Laws: SB-1159 – California Extends Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Earlier this year in response to COVID-19, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-62-20, which created a rebuttable presumption that for certain employees who suffer illness or injury from COVID-19 will be presumed to have...