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Meet the Law | Law no. 31/2020

 Law no. 31/2020, of 11th August, amends the Decree-Law no. 20/2020, of 1st May and the Article 25-A of Decree-Law no. 1, of 2nd May, which was amended by Decree-Law no. 2, of 3rd August, 2003. n. º 10 -A/2020, of 10th March, regarding exceptional and temporary measures regarding the COVID-19 disease pandemic, among other amendments, again provides that workers who, by means of a medical declaration, are considered in the risk group and are covered by the exceptional protection regime for immunosuppressed and chronically ill, shall be considered in the risk group, are hypertensive, diabetics, cardiovascular patients, those with chronic respiratory disease, cancer patients and those with kidney disease, and can therefore justify their absences from work if they cannot perform their activity in telework or through other forms of activity.

Authors

Portrait ofSusana Afonso
Susana Afonso
Partner
Lisbon
Portrait ofSofia Mateus
Sofia Mateus
Partner
Lisbon
Portrait ofMafalda Alves da Silva
Mafalda Alves da Silva
Senior Associate
Lisbon
Catarina Prudêncio
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