Governor Signs Bill Easing Requirements for Firefighter Cancer Claims

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on Friday signed a bill loosening requirements for firefighters to claim cancer as an occupational disease. The governor signed Senate Bill 71, which removes statutory language that requires firefighters' claims to involve a type of cancer that is caused by exposure to heat, radiation or known carcinogens. New Hampshire law presumes cancer is an occupational disease for regular, volunteer, on-call and retired members of fire departments. The Senate passed the bill in February, and the state House of Representatives passed it in May after the bill was amen...