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Lawmakers approve workers’ compensation protections for essential workers who contract COVID-19
Springfield, Capitol, Legislature
One of the first bills passed during the abbreviated session was a plan that would allow essential employees, including nurses, first responders, paramedics and other front-line healthcare workers to receive workers’ compensation if they contract COVID-19.