The New York Workers' Compensation Alliance today called on Albany to guarantee workers' compensation to include COVID-19 workplace exposure for all workers.

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NEW YORK, April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Workers' Compensation Alliance today called on Albany to guarantee workers' compensation to include COVID-19 workplace exposure for all workers.

The New York Workers' Compensation Alliance is calling on Albany to:

Amend Section Three of the Workers' Compensation law to include all work that results in exposure to COVID-19.
Amend the Workers' Compensation Law to provide for full benefits until the injured may return to their at injury job, create a presumption that those on SSDI have a permanent total disability, amend the administration of the system so as to guarantee that no case is closed without a hearing and a decision in the injured workers language.
Amend the Volunteer Ambulance and Firefighter's law to provide coverage to volunteers who are exposed to COVID-19 while in the line of duty.
Amend multiple elements of the General Municipal Law, to create a registration system similar to 911 for essential employees, that a COVID claim arising from essential work is presumed to arise from essential work and extends the notice provisions beyond 30 days as well as amending section 207 to enhance benefits for police, peace and correction officers.
Amend the Retirement and Social Security Law to create presumptions for those who become disabled or die due to COVID-19 as a result of the performance of their duties, and thereby make them eligible for a 75% pension benefit.

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