House
May 9, 2007Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007
Summary
Official
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends federal law to provide that, with regard to an employee in fire protection activities: (1) heart disease, lung disease, specified cancers and infectious diseases shall be presumed to be proximately caused by the employee's employment; (2) the disability or death of an employee in fire protection activities due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of such employee's duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.
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Introduced(1/4/07)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
JD
Mr. DAVIS
(R) VA – 1
Topics
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 9, 2007
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