Relates to permitting certain claims for compensation based on death due to COVID-19 in memory of Joseph Fletcher

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Enacts the "Joseph Fletcher act"; permits certain claims by essential employees for compensation based on death due to COVID-19 which were previously denied or not timely filed.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Mar 5, 2025
Last action: Apr 21, 2026 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 38 · Low

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1% Unlikely

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 5%, measured from NY's completed sessions
Momentum -3 38/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 178 days quiet

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