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HARTFORD State lawmakers are going to consider expanding workers’ compensation to include coronavirus disease as a work-related illness.
The Labor and Public Employees Committee voted Thursday to draft legislation to provide COVID-19 relief that will propose the expansion of workers’ compensation coverage.
The contemplated legislation will also cover such other pandemic-related subjects as hazardous pay, worker safety, health care and personal protective equipment, said Rep. Robyn Porter, D-New Haven, and Sen. Julie Kushner, D-Danbury the House and Senate co-chairwomen of the labor committee.
“I think one of the reasons why this is being drafted, why this is being proposed as a concept is because we want to have an opportunity to hear from many out there that have been impacted by the devastation of COVID, and we know so many workers have suffered greatly and have many issues that come under the jurisdiction of this committee,” Kushner said.