State of the States, July 17

What's happening this week in workers' compensation? IWP's weekly legislative wrap-up, State of the States, keeps you up to date on important matters within the workers' compensation and pharmacy arena.

This week's legislative wrap-up contains updates including:

• Vermont creating a rebuttable presumption that essential workers who fall ill with COVID-19 contracted the illness in the course of their employment and are entitled to workers' comp benefits
• Firefighters in Texas are pushing for better protections for themselves and other front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Kentucky Chamber of Commerce joining employers and insurers in defense of a 2018 Kentucky workers' compensation reform bill

This edition also includes updates from Minnesota and Arizona.  

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