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At least one Florida lawmaker wants to offer first aiders compensation for exposure to COVID-19 while on the job. DeLand Republican Representative Elizabeth Fetterhoff Billed (HB 53) on Friday that would provide compensation to skilled…

"This bill would create a novel, dangerous and unconstitutional 'irrefutable presumption' that illegal behavior towards police and other first responders was motivated out of hatred if the rescuer was in uniform at the time," the group…

After a heated five-hour public testimony, Long Island legislators voted 12-6 to implement the bill. It takes effect immediately. This law comes as states and municipalities seek to restrict the rights of protesters after more than a year…

MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) - Earlier this week, Governor Tony Evers signed a bipartisan bill that will make it easier for rescue workers with post-traumatic stress disorder to file compensation claims from workers. Evers signed the bill at a…

Courtesy Virginia MercuryVirginia frontline workers scored a victory on Saturday as the General Assembly almost unanimously passed two bills that made life easier for health care providers and first…

Doctors at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Va., Are wearing enhanced personal protective equipment in healthcare facilities (photo courtesy Carilion Clinic).Virginia frontline workers scored a victory on Saturday as the General Assembly almost…

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) - Delegate Jay Jones 'bill that would allow first responders to obtain a presumption of COVID-19 disease under the state workers' compensation system is being forwarded to Governor Ralph Northam's desk.HB…

Virginia lawmakers have passed laws that allow certain first aiders to claim workers' compensation if they are hampered by COVID-19. However, they still have to agree on some details.The measures would make…

Legislation introduced at the Capitol could make it easier for police and first responders to obtain compensation for workers for post-traumatic stress disorder. Sen. Andre Jacque Senator Andre Jaque (R-DePere) said the current law was…

February 10, 2021, 11:45 a.m. State news Wisconsin lawmakers have been told that if they fail to allow first responders to seek worker compensation for PTSD, they will double and triple suicide over the next 20…