Workers' compensation; adds salaried & volunteer lifesaving & rescue squad members to list entitled. (HB955)

Introduced By

Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge)

Description

Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumption.  Adds salaried and volunteer lifesaving and rescue squad members to the list of public safety personnel who are entitled to a presumption that hypertension and heart disease are occupational diseases suffered in the line of duty that are covered under the Workers' Compensation Act.   View Full Text »

Outcome

View Bill's History

• 01/13/2010 Committee
• 01/13/2010 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102980D
• 01/13/2010 Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
• 01/18/2010 Impact statement from DPB (HB955)
• 01/22/2010 Impact statement from DPB (HB955)
• 02/16/2010 Left in Commerce and Labor

Map

This bill mentions Norfolk International Airport, Norfolk, Richmond.

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