Relating to compensation for infection with COVID-19 or a similar disease under the Iowa occupational disease law

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2021
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committee
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

Under current law, Code chapter 686D, the COVID-19 response and back-to-business limited liability Act, shall not be construed to affect the rights or limits under workers’ compensation. This bill provides that if an employee can show that the employee was exposed to a person infected with COVID-19 or a similar disease while in the workplace, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the employee’s infection with COVID-19 or a similar disease is an occupational disease for which an employer is liable for compensation under the Iowa occupational disease law.

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