During the past two years, a number of states have passed legislation regarding workers' compensation presumptions for Covid-19, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). These laws codify "presumptions that an employee's exposure to, or contraction of, Covid-19 was work-related or is a compensable injury or disease," NCCI reports.
Additionally, 2021 saw numerous states propose legislation to create presumptions that would apply to events beyond the current pandemic. Tennessee and Washington enacted this type of law, according to the NCCI.
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