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Will Newsom Increase COVID-19 Costs on Farms, Other Businesses?

California growers and other businesses oppose a proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom that would increase their workers' compensation costs by billions of dollars. Newsom reportedly is contemplating an executive order providing workers' comp benefits to every "essential" employee who becomes infected with COVID-19. And, infected employees — including farm, restaurant,...

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