Anthony Cannizzo Quoted in COVID-19 Comp Defense Article

Los Angeles Partner Anthony Cannizzo was recently featured in a Business Insurance article in which it highlights that new research shows most coronavirus exposure comes from community spread, not the workplace. This new research is coming out even as states are continuing to introduce legislation to make it easier for those deemed essential workers to file workers compensation claims for COVID-19. Mr. Cannizzo emphasizes that employers in California “already start at a disadvantage. … Proving or overcoming that presumption is like a Mount Everest challenge.” California has a law that presumes that health care workers who acquire COVID-19 did so within the course and scope of their employment.

The full article can be read on the Business Insurance website.

Anthony Cannizzo is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Manning & Kass, where he is a member of the Workers’ Compensation Team. For nearly two decades, Mr. Cannizzo has litigated on behalf of prominent domestic and international companies including restaurants, hotels, airlines, manufacturers, movie studios, stadiums and entertainment companies.

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