{"id":100357,"date":"2020-05-06T16:39:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T23:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=100357"},"modified":"2020-05-06T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T23:39:10","slug":"governor-newsom-announces-enhanced-workers-compensation-benefits-extends-property-tax-deadliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=100357","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Announces Enhanced Workers\u2019 Compensation Benefits & Extends Property Tax Deadliness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sacramento, CA…As California prepares to enter Stage 2 of the gradual reopening of the state this Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that workers who contract COVID-19 while on the job may be eligible to receive workers\u2019 compensation. The Governor signed an executive order<\/a>\u00a0that creates a time-limited rebuttable presumption for accessing workers\u2019 compensation benefits applicable to Californians who must work outside of their homes during the stay at home order.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are removing a burden for workers on the front lines, who risk their own health and safety to deliver critical services to our fellow Californians, so that they can access benefits, and be able to focus on their recovery,\u201d said Governor Newsom. \u201cWorkers\u2019 compensation is a critical piece to reopening the state and it will help workers get the care they need to get healthy, and in turn, protect public health.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those eligible will have the rebuttable presumption if they tested positive for COVID-19 or were diagnosed with COVID-19\u00a0and confirmed by a positive test\u00a0within 14 days of performing a labor or service at a place of work after the stay at home order was issued on March 19, 2020. The presumption will stay in place for 60 days after issuance of the executive order.<\/p>\n

The Governor also signed an\u00a0executive order<\/a>\u00a0that waives penalties for property taxes paid after April 10 for taxpayers who demonstrate they have experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic through May 6, 2021. This will apply to residential properties and small businesses. Additionally, the executive order will extend the deadline for certain businesses to file Business Personal Property Statements from tomorrow to May 31, 2020, to avoid penalties.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives and livelihoods of many, and as we look toward opening our local communities and economies, we want to make sure that those that have been most impacted have the ability to get back on their feet,\u201d said Governor Newsom.<\/p>\n

Since declaring a state of emergency due to COVID-19 on March 4, 2020, Governor Newsom has taken several actions to benefit workers on the front lines, including\u00a0paid sick leave benefits<\/a>\u00a0for food sector workers that are subject to a quarantine or isolation order; critical\u00a0child support services<\/a>\u00a0for essential workers and vulnerable populations;\u00a0additional weekly unemployment benefits<\/a>; and\u00a0needed assistance<\/a>\u00a0in the form of loans for small businesses and job opportunities in critical industries for workers that have been displaced by the pandemic.<\/p>\n

The text of today\u2019s executive orders can be found\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and copies can be found\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the state\u2019s ongoing COVID-19 response efforts\u00a0here<\/a>. Visit\u00a0covid19.ca.gov<\/a>\u00a0for critical steps Californians can take to stay healthy, and resources available to those impacted by the\u00a0outbreak.<\/p>\n

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Sacramento, CA…As California prepares to enter Stage 2 of the gradual reopening of the state this Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that workers who contract COVID-19 while on the job may be eligible to receive workers\u2019 compensation. The Governor signed an executive order\u00a0that creates a time-limited rebuttable presumption for accessing workers\u2019 compensation benefits applicable […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,20,149,5,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-100357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-featured","category-financial","category-government","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/gavinsigning-400x250-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=100357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/98233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=100357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=100357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=100357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}