House Committee Passes Generous Cancer Presumption Bill

Perhaps the 12th time is the charm. The New Jersey House Labor Committee on Thursday approved the Thomas Canzanella 21st Century First Responders Act, also known as A 1741. It is considered one of the most generous cancer presumption bills in the country and would provide workers' compensation benefits for most cancers, as well as for communicable diseases, vaccine reactions, heart disease and more, for firefighters and other first responders. The bill has been proposed for each of the last 12 years, supporters said at a hearing Thursday. It passed the Legislature in 2013 but was ve...