Quote of the day
“We definitely need to consider our dispatchers, who are first-responders in every sense of the word.”
Colorado state Rep. Tony Exum Sr., a retired firefighter
Colorado House committee hears workers’ comp bill for dispatchers’ PTSD
According to the executive director of Denver 911, the agency handles about a million calls a year. This week, a bill to provide workers’ compensation for emergency dispatchers is headed to the Colorado House floor. The bill adds dispatchers to the list of first responders who can take time off after hearing a traumatic event on the job, the expansion of legislation that passed in 2017. Colorado Politics
New Mexico firefighter battling breast cancer can’t get workers’ comp under new law
A veteran Albuquerque firefighter who has more than two decades of experience and who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer has found out she doesn’t qualify for workers’ compensation because she did not meet the age guidelines for breast cancer, under a new state law. KRQE (Albuquerque)
New York: Suffolk County crackdown nets arrests for labor violations
Eight people and nine businesses including a car wash have been charged in a labor-related crackdown in Suffolk County, New York. Charges include nonpayment into state’s workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance funds. Patch (Huntington, N.Y.)
Your coronavirus workplace questions answered
Here are some of the things companies, managers and employees need to know based on current guidance as the coronavirus outbreak spreads, including questions about paid sick leave, controlling the spread of the virus, and other topics. Erie News Now