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Bill Introduced Supporting Firefighters with Service-Related Cancers
Bill Introduced Supporting Firefighters with Service-Related Cancers

Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) – On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) introduced legislation that would expand access to federal support for first responders who suffer from service-related cancers and their families. The bill, the […]
What are ‘Federal Employees in Fire Protection’?
What are ‘Federal Employees in Fire Protection’?

Federal Focus Washington, DC (WorkersCompensation.com) -- For federal employees who work in fire protection, there are a few rules that apply to them and only them. But just who exactly are those employees? The definition, […]
Glossary Check: Tenn. ‘Mental Injury,’ Presumption for Firefighters
Glossary Check: Tenn. ‘Mental Injury,’ Presumption for Firefighters

Gallatin, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In Tennessee, "injury" and "personal injury" include "mental injury," which state law defines as a loss of mental faculties or a mental or behavioral disorder, arising primarily out of a compensable […]
Do You Know the Rule? Or. Firefighters’ Presumption 
Do You Know the Rule? Or. Firefighters’ Presumption 

Salem, OR (workerscompensation.com). Under the firefighter’s presumption, firefighters in Oregon need not bear the burden of demonstrating that certain diseases were caused by their occupation, if certain criteria are met.  When the presumption applies  The […]
Do You Know the Rule? Ariz’s Presumption of Occupational Disease for Firefighters
Do You Know the Rule? Ariz’s Presumption of Occupational Disease for Firefighters

Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Beginning in 2001, the Arizona Legislature made it easier for firefighters (and fire investigators) seeking workers’ compensation to show that their job as a firefighter caused their cancer. Presumption of Occupational […]
Do You Know the Rule? Tenn. Special Provisions for Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Emergency Personnel 
Do You Know the Rule? Tenn. Special Provisions for Law Enforcement, Firefighters, Emergency Personnel 

Nashville, TN (WorkersCompensation.com) -- As is common across the country, Tennessee has special rules in place governing compensation for workers injured in the line of work in some of the most dangerous – and most […]