Lawmakers Consider Occupational Disease Bill

Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide employers with a definition of occupational illness among workers who may be eligible for workers’ compensation. SB 520, introduced last week and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor, would further define occupational disease in the state’s workers’ compensation law to include “injuries or diseases from conditions resulting from repetitive and sustained physical stressors, including repetitive and sustained motions, exertions, posture stresses, contact stresses, vibrations or noise...