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NE LB501
NE LB501Provide for compensation under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act for cancers experienced by firefighters
summary
Introduced
01/17/2023
01/17/2023
In Committee
01/19/2023
01/19/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/18/2024
04/18/2024
Introduced Session
108th Legislature
Bill Summary
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act; to amend section 48-1,110, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska; to provide for compensability of certain cancers in firefighters; to create rebuttable presumptions; to define terms; to harmonize provisions; and to repeal the original section.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act to provide compensation for certain cancers experienced by firefighters, both professional and volunteer. The bill defines key terms, establishes rebuttable presumptions that cancers diagnosed during or within a certain period after employment as a firefighter are work-related, and specifies certain carcinogens that are deemed reasonably associated with various types of cancers. The bill also limits the compensation for retired professional firefighters who file a claim after retirement to only medical benefits.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Indefinitely postponed (on 04/18/2024)
Taxonomy
Labor and Employment
- ‐ Employee Benefits
- ‐ Worker Safety and Protection
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=50640 | 01/17/2023 |
| Fiscal Note for LB501 | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/FN/LB501_20230310-101258.pdf | 03/10/2023 |
| Analysis - Statement of Intent | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/SI/LB501.pdf | 02/02/2023 |
| BillText | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/108/PDF/Intro/LB501.pdf | 01/17/2023 |
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