House, Senate Pass Comp Bills

Lawmakers in Virginia moved four bills expanding presumptions for first responders and requiring that workers’ compensation cover their claims for anxiety and depression. The state House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed bills to expand the types of cancers presumed to arise from working as a first responder and requiring that anxiety and depressive disorders are covered under the same conditions as post-traumatic stress disorder. The House and Senate's identical companion measures would grow the list of first responders covered by the cancer presumpti...