House Passes Bill to Cover Fundraising Injuries

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill that would ensure workers' compensation coverage is available for volunteer firefighters and paramedics who are injured during organized fundraising activities. The House on Tuesday voted 199-2 to pass HB 2087, which would say these volunteers are considered employees while they are participating in such events. Rep. Robert Freeman, D-Easton, said that though courts have authorized benefits for volunteers, the workers aren't explicitly covered, as a matter of law. Precedent from cases decided in the 1970s and 1980s holds th...