Thursday, April 11, 2013

ME legislature: Corrections workers can blame high blood pressure & heart disease on their job.

LD 1149 An Act To Establish a Rebuttable Presumption Regarding a Corrections Employee That Contracts Hypertension or Cardiovascular Disease

The bill will be heard April 12, 2013 at the Maine legislture's Labor etc committee during their 9:30am -noon session  Listen to the committee live click here


Summary "This bill establishes a rebuttable presumption that if a corrections employee contracts hypertension or cardiovascular disease, the disease arises out of and in the course of employment."