SB 1528 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
Jan 2019
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Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action Jan 8, 2019
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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
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JV
Jill Vogel
RRepublican
VA
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