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First responders urge automatic restoration of accrued leave while 111F claims are decided
Summary
Representatives of the Massachusetts Coalition of Police asked the Joint Committee to favorably report House Bill 2,845, which would automatically restore accrued leave used by police and firefighters while awaiting a line-of-duty determination under M.G.L. c.41, §111F.
Timothy King, in-house counsel for the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, told the Joint Committee on Public Service that police and firefighters who are injured on duty should not be forced to exhaust accrued sick, vacation or personal time while awaiting a determination under Massachusetts General Laws chapter 41, section 111F.
“This bill provides a fair and necessary remedy,” King said, asking the committee to vote the measure out favorably. He added that…
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