Overall, 17 states and Puerto Rico have extended workers' compensation coverage to include COVID as a work-related illness, the National Conference of State Legislators reported. (Credit: ETAJOE/Shutterstock.com)
Enactment of laws and executive orders that establish presumptions for workers' comp coverage for certain occupations at risk of contracting COVID-19 would impact around 15% of all people covered by workers' compensation systems in Washington state and Kentucky, according to estimates from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).
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