Sedgwick unveils COVID-19 reporting portal

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. has launched a COVID-19 intake portal to make it easier for California employers to report positive test results.

On Sept. 18, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law H.B. 1159, which took effect immediately and created a presumption for certain classes of workers who contracted COVID-19 that they did so on the job. The law also requires employers to calculate outbreaks using specific criteria and mandates that all positive tests from Sept. 18 onward be reported to their claims administrators within three business days. For positive COVID-19 cases between July 6 and Sept. 17, an employer has 30 days to report.

The Sedgwick portal is a cloud-based system that allows employers to quickly record positive tests and exposure events to the third-party administrator online.

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