N.Y. bill would provide COVID-19 death benefits
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New York lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill that would create death benefits on presumption for public employees who died from COVID-19.
S.B. 4399 establishes the presumption for a worker who was “required to physically report to work” as of March 1, 2020, and contracted COVID-19. The presumption would apply when “the applicable head of the member’s retirement system or such system’s medical board determines COVID-19 to have been a significant contributing factor in the member’s death.”
The bill was referred to the Senate Labor Committee.
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