Bill Would Expand Comp Cancer Presumptions to Sheriffs, Deputies

A bill introduced in the Virginia House of Representatives on Friday would broaden workers' compensation presumptions for certain cancers to include sheriffs and deputies, extending benefits long afforded to firefighters and other public safety employees. HB 130 would amend state law to presume that specified cancers are occupational diseases for sheriffs and deputy sheriffs who have completed at least five years of service. Under current law, Virginia presumes job-related causation for respiratory disease, heart disease, hypertension and a range of cancers affecting firefighte...