Sal Luciano

During the pandemic, our state’s public health and public safety have depended heavily on frontline essential workers. They have cared for patients, stocked grocery store shelves, staffed prisons, operated public transit systems, maintained construction sites, cared for children, and ensured residents had access to other important services.

With thousands of essential workers already having been exposed and potentially infected with the novel coronavirus, Gov. Ned Lamont must immediately order a workers’ compensation presumption during the pandemic. This will allow these workers to receive important healthcare and wage benefits through the workers’ compensation system.