Bill to create comp presumption for employer-mandated vaccine injuries

Wisconsin lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation that would create a workers compensation presumption of compensability for employees who suffer injuries from employer-mandated vaccines.

Assembly Bill 613 states that any injury caused to a worker by a vaccination that the employee was “required by or coerced by his or her employer to receive” is presumed to be caused by the person’s employment and thus eligible for comp benefits.

The presumption would require a medical diagnosis and employers would still be entitled to rebut the presumption using evidence that the injury was caused outside of the employment context.

The partisan legislation currently has 22 Republican sponsors.

The bill was sent to the House Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities Committee for consideration.