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Senator proposes firefighter occupational-cancer presumption as amendment; chair rules proposal not germane
Summary
Senator Mike Werticamper introduced AM1129 to create a rebuttable workers'comp presumption for certain cancers among firefighters; the chair ruled the amendment not germane to LB608 and Senator Werticamper moved to overrule the chair, prompting further debate.
Senator Mike Werticamper introduced AM11:29 to LB608 to create a rebuttable presumption under Nebraska's workers' compensation law that certain cancers diagnosed in firefighters with five or more years of service are occupational diseases tied to line-of-duty exposures.
Werticamper described the proposal as modeled on existing law in other states and aimed at recruitment and retention: the amendment would cover both volunteer…
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