SB 1022 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

Workers' compensation; presumption of compensability for certain diseases.

Summary
Adds cancers of the colon, brain, or testes to the list of cancers that are presumed to be an occupational disease covered by the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act when firefighters and certain employees develop the cancer. The measure removes the compensability requirement that the employee who develops cancer had contact with a toxic substance encountered in the line of duty. The bill was incorporated into
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2018
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Governor
Introduced Sep 24, 2018 Last action Sep 24, 2018
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Sep 24, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
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Sep 24, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100438D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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