Bills Would Expand Presumption for Firefighters, Ease Contractor Status for Taxi Drivers

Two workers' compensation bills that saw little action in 2018 have been carried over to the 2019 legislative session, which begins Jan. 9. SB 642, introduced by Sen. Jeremy McPike, D-Woodbridge, would expand Virginia's presumption law for firefighters to include colon cancer. The measure also would drop the requirement that the employee show that he or she had exposure to a toxic substance at work before claiming compensation. "Leukemia or pancreatic, prostate, rectal, colon, throat, ovarian or breast cancer causing the death of, or any health condition or impairment resulting ...