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Latest Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly: The Labor and Public Employees Committee Has Spoken (Part Three)

We have written about the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee’s final flurry of activity approving and advancing bills out of committee. ...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Hidden Cancer Risk With AFFF Fire Foam Fuels Lawsuits From Firefighters

Recent studies have shown that firefighters who worked with aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, face an increased risk of developing kidney cancer, testicular cancer, pancreatic cancer, or other types of cancer due to the...more

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Buyer beware: J&J pulls its baby powder, as officials warn about vapeware

Consumers have gotten stark reminders of the safety risks of two different kinds of products, one a household classic and the other a bootlegger’s nightmare. Caveat emptor about baby powder and street-purchased vaping...more

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New Florida Law: Assessing Benefit Plan Costs for New Cancer Benefits Owed to Florida’s Bravest

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This alert focuses on Florida governmental entities that provide benefits to firefighters. Newly adopted Florida Statutes chapter 112.1816, scheduled to go into effect July 1, 2019, provides additional minimum benefits to...more

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Ohio Governor Kasich Signs into Law Presumption for Cancer Incurred During Work Activities

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On January 4, 2017, Governor John Kasich signed the Michael Louis Palumbo, Jr., Act (The Act) into law, which provides a rebuttable presumption that a firefighter who is disabled due to certain cancers, contracted the same,...more

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