Joseph Fletcher act allows essential employees to file claims for COVID-19 death benefits previously denied or not timely filed.

The Joseph Fletcher act amends the workers' compensation law to reopen claims for COVID-19 death benefits for essential employees. It allows claims to be filed within one year of the act's effective date, which are otherwise barred by sections eighteen or twenty-eight. The act also permits the re-hearing of previously denied claims due to these sections. The provisions will expire and be repealed two years after the act takes effect.

Joseph Fletcher act allows essential employees to file claims for COVID-19 death benefits previously denied or not timely filed.

The Joseph Fletcher act amends the workers' compensation law to reopen claims for COVID-19 death benefits for essential employees. It allows claims to be filed within one year of the act's effective date, which are otherwise barred by sections eighteen or twenty-eight. The act also permits the re-hearing of previously denied claims due to these sections. The provisions will expire and be repealed two years after the act takes effect.