COVID-19 is now often covered by workers' comp.

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A majority of states have modified their workers' compensation systems to cover employees unable to work because they have COVID-19. Many state laws now presume employees contracted the virus at work if the person was required to work outside the home during the pandemic.

Employers that wish to rebut that presumption bear the burden of...

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