Bill > H1928

This bill establishes a presumption that frontline healthcare workers who experience symptoms of or become infected with COVID-19 on or before June 15, 2021, resulting in hospitalization, quarantine, or self-quarantine, have a work-related medical condition without the application of any waiting period. The employer must allow the healthcare worker to return to their previous position when the quarantine or recovery period concludes. The provisions of Sections 23 and 24 of Chapter 152 do not apply to claims brought under this Act, unless the employer demonstrates compliance with relevant workplace safety orders and advisories during the state of emergency. Additionally, healthcare workers who choose not to return to work due to a good-faith concern about potential COVID-19 exposure will be considered eligible for unemployment benefits as if they were constructively discharged.