New Jersey S1470 provides workers' compensation benefits for public safety workers injured or ill from responding to the September 11, 2001 attacks.
New Jersey S1470 establishes a presumption of compensability for public safety workers who developed illnesses or injuries as a result of responding to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The bill presumes that any illness, injury, or death of a public safety worker caused by or as a result of their participation in the response to the attacks is compensable under state workers' compensation law. The claim must be filed within two years of the bill's effective date.
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