Citing 9/11 Victims Fund, Lawmakers Eye U.S. Compensation Pool For COVID-19 Workers May 18, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers last week unveiled a plan to compensate essential workers who fall sick or die...
Recovered from COVID-19, Wary First Responders Back on Job April 29, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio, Jake Bleiberg and Michael R. Sisak The new coronavirus doesn’t care about a blue uniform or a shiny badge. Police, firefighters, paramedics and corrections officers are...
Minnesota Lawmakers to Ensure Workers’ Comp Coverage to Responders with COVID-19 April 7, 2020 By Steve Karnowski The Minnesota Legislature is reconvening to pass a bill to ensure that first responders and health care workers who contract...
Virus Impact on Workers’ Compensation Limited But Some Workers May Be Covered March 17, 2020 By Jim Sams The outbreak of coronavirus has already resulted in some workers’ compensation claims and more are expected. But whether those claims...
Workers at High Risk for Coronavirus Exposure and How to Protect Them March 16, 2020 According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is responsible for workplace safety regulations, certain workers are at...
PTSD Coverage for First Responders Left Out of Ohio Workers’ Comp Budget July 19, 2019 Lawmakers have approved a two-year budget for Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers after missing the initial deadline at the...
Wisconsin First Responders Call for Improvements to State’s Roads June 6, 2019 Police and fire fighters from across Wisconsin say public safety is being put at risk because of poor road conditions....
EPA Appears to Ease Nuke Radiation Safeguards for First Responders October 18, 2017 By Ari Natter In the event of a dirty bomb or a nuclear meltdown, emergency responders can safely tolerate radiation levels equivalent to...
Administrator of Sept. 11 Victims’ Compensation Fund Leaving Post; Successor Named July 25, 2016 The administrator of the federal compensation fund for Sept. 11 victims is stepping down after five years. Sheila Birnbaum will...
Connecticut Bill Would Help Firefighters Claim Cancer Compensation March 9, 2015 Connecticut state lawmakers are considering legislation that would presume firefighters who have cancer most likely got it from their jobs,...