H.R. 1101 · 108th Congress
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2003
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ciro Rodriguez
- Introduced
- 2003-03-05
- Latest action
- 2003-03-31 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Summary
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends Federal law to provide that, with regard to an employee in fire protection activities: (1) heart disease, lung disease, specified cancers and infectious diseases shall be presumed to be proximately caused by the employee's employment; (2) the disability or death of an employee in fire protection activities due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of such employee's duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.