Monthly Archives: August 2020
What Happens When a Connecticut Employer Allows Their Workers’ Compensation Insurance to Expire?
Most Connecticut employers rely on workers’ compensation insurance to pay any benefits owed to injured workers. If the employer does not have such insurance, that certainly does not relieve them of their obligation to the injured employee. Not only is the employer personally liable for such benefits, but the business itself may face additional… Read More »
Governor Lamont Extends Workers’ Compensation Coverage to Workers Who Contracted COVID-19
Following months of public calls to take such action, Gov. Ned Lamont finally issued an executive order on July 24 to help workers who contracted COVID-19 while on the job obtain workers’ compensation benefits. The governor’s order–known as Executive Order No. 7JJJ–creates what is known in the law as a “rebuttable presumption.” This means… Read More »