Labor/Employment,
Covid Columns
Sep. 18, 2020
SB 1159 extends California’s COVID-19 presumption of compensability
On Thrusday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159, which was passed as the replacement to Newsom’s Executive Order N-62-20, into law. The bill extends the presumption of industrial injury to certain employees who fulfill the criteria originally set out in the executive order.
Theodore A. Penny
Of Counsel
Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP
Email: tpenny@hbblaw.com
Theodore is a member of the firm's Employment & Labor Practice Group. Ted is a certified specialist in workers' compensation law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
Yvette Davis
Partner
Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP
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Irvine , CA 92614
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USC Law School
Yvette is the practice group leader for the firm's Employment & Labor Practice Group.
On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1159 into law, which was passed as the replacement to Newsom's Executive Order N-62-20. The bill extends the presumption of industrial injury to certain employees who fulfill the criteria originally set out in the executive order. However, unlike the executive order, the bill limits the availability of the presumption to certain occupations, sunsets it for workers who are not specified in the bill, creates a new catego...
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