Bill Would Allow Physical Exam from Former Employer for Presumption Eligibility

A bill introduced in Florida would allow first responders to rely on a preemployment physical examination conducted before they started working for a former employer to establish the presumption that certain diseases arose from employment. Tuberculosis, heart disease and hypertension are presumptive occupational diseases for law enforcement, firefighters, correctional officers and probation officers. Workers must undergo a preemployment physical exam that fails to revent any evidence of the conditions to qualify for the presumption. SB 330, by Sen. Jennifer Bradley, R-Fleming Island, wo...