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Assembly committee advances bill offering employment protections for first responders diagnosed with PTSD
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The Assembly committee released Assembly Bill 21-45 after testimony from labor and municipal insurance representatives. Supporters said the bill would give first responders legal protections and access to treatment; municipal insurers urged adding an alternative dispute process and limits on private lawsuits and physician selection.
An Assembly committee chaired by Assemblyman Danielson on Wednesday voted to release Assembly Bill 21-45, legislation that would create employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under specified conditions.
The bill’s supporters, led by the New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police, said the measure is intended to protect first responders’ jobs and benefits while they obtain treatment. Sean Lavin, legislative chairman for the New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge, told the committee his own experience after deployments to Hurricane Katrina convinced him that officers avoid seeking help because fitness-for-duty rules can…
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