Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features Sedgwick’s announcement of the launch of its new tool to streamline the submission process for California employers who are required under new legislation to report and determine COVID-19 workplace outbreaks.
As part of SB 1159, employers will be required to report positive tests within three business days, as well as the largest number of employees who have worked at the infected location in the 45 days preceding the last day the positive employee was in the place of employment. Sedgwick noted that it expects the new online portal to simplify and expedite the process of recording positive tests and workplace exposure events.
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