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UPDATE:\u00a0 On March 7, 2022, Governor Murphy once again lifted the COVID-19 public health emergency, and consequently the presumption created by SB2380.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an effort to combat the rapidly spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant, on January 13, 2022, Governor Murphy reactivated a presumption that essential workers\u2019 contraction of the virus is work-related for purposes of workers\u2019 compensation claims.<\/p>\n

The Rise and Fall of The Workplace Presumption for Essential Workers.<\/strong> To establish a compensable COVID-19 claim under New Jersey\u2019s Workers\u2019 Compensation Act, the employee must show that he\/she contracted the virus directly from the workplace. The difficulty in establishing where an individual contracts a communicable disease explains the scarcity of compensable seasonal influenza workplace claims. However, on September 14, 2020, Governor Murphy signed SB2380, retroactive to March 9th, removing this requirement in COVID-19 cases for essential workers<\/em> during a public health emergency declared by the Governor, by creating a presumption that the employee contracted the virus in the workplace. Under the bill, the presumption of workplace contraction can only be refuted by a preponderance of the evidence showing the essential worker was not exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE:\u00a0 On March 7, 2022, Governor Murphy once again lifted the COVID-19 public health emergency, and consequently the presumption created by SB2380. 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