General Assembly Passes Bill Clarifying Throat Cancer Presumption

Virginia lawmakers passed a bill clarifying the throat cancer presumption for specified first responders. Existing law presumes certain types of cancers are presumed to be an occupational disease suffered in the line of duty for firefighters; Department of Emergency Management hazardous materials officers; commercial vehicle enforcement officers, motor carrier safety troopers, arson investigators and bomb investigators employed employed by the Department of State Police; full-time sworn members of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles; and members of the State Police Of...