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COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Rebuttable Presumption Law Background All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories have Workers’ Compensation laws. Workers’ compensation provides wage replacement, medical treatment, and survivor benefits in the event a worker experiences a job-related accident or illness. In return, with some exceptions, both the employer and the employee give […]
My name is Raymond Cantor and I am Vice President of Government Affairs with the New Jersey Business & Industry Association. NJBIA’s members employ one million people in the state and we are the largest statewide business association in the nation. I want to thank the Chairman and this committee for the opportunity to testify […]
The Senate went ahead with a plan that would shift COVID-19 medical costs onto New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system despite warnings that it could cost the state millions of dollars in federal funding for the same purposes. The Senate on Thursday passed S-2380 (Sweeney, D-3), which would create a rebuttable presumption that if an essential […]
Legislation creating a rebuttable presumption that certain essential employees contracted coronavirus on the job, which shifts the response costs to New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system, is being opposed by the New Jersey Business & Industry Association today in the Senate. Ultimately, bill S-2380 is not needed and will result in all businesses paying much higher premiums […]
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association is opposing legislation creating a rebuttable presumption that certain essential employees contracted coronavirus on the job, which shifts the response costs to New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system and essential businesses paying premiums for that insurance. Bill S-2380 is being heard in the Senate Labor Committee today. “We appreciate […]
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