Senate Bill 1159

Senate Bill 1159 requires that employers expand access to workers’ compensation insurance for all workers who contract Covid-19. The bill also codifies the “rebuttable presumption,” which assumes that if a front-line worker contracts Covid-19, it occurred in the workplace. The burden of proving otherwise is placed on employers.

CA Assembly Bill 685: requires that employers report an outbreak to local public health officials within one business day.

This bill was put in play in part by our lobbying firm The Livingstone Group. (TLG) and goes into effect immediately and will be in place until Jan. 1, 2023.