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This bill provides workers' compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed illness or injury as a result of responding to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The key provisions are: 1. A presumption that any illness, injury, or death of a public safety worker caused by or resulting from their participation in the response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center is compensable under workers' compensation, regardless of when the claim is filed, as long as the worker has participated in the World Trade Center Health Program established by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2. If a worker has previously received benefits under any other state or federal workers' compensation law or program for conditions related to the September 11 attacks, those benefits will be credited against any award under this bill. 3. Workers must file a claim with the Division of Workers' Compensation within two years of the effective date of this bill or within two years of knowing they sustained a permanent disability related to their exposure at the World Trade Center. 4. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development and state/local personnel record custodians must provide notice of this presumption to all current and former public safety workers who may be eligible.

Labor and Employment, Military Affairs and Security

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