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
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Last action Jan 8, 2019
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Committee
1
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103988D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JV
Jill Vogel
RRepublican
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