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Article: STATE REP. EACHUS MEASURE TO PROTECT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PASSES HOUSE
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- Article date:
- June 23, 2008
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Pennsylvania State Rep. Todd A. Eachus, D-Luzerne (116th District), issued the following news release:
State Rep. Todd Eachus, D-Luzerne, said the House unanimously approved his legislation to protect more law enforcement officers under the state law that enables emergency responders infected with hepatitis C in the line of duty to be eligible for worker's compensation benefits.
"These officers put themselves at risk when they go to work every day, and I thought it was long overdue to make sure they got the same protection other law enforcement personnel get when they are forced into contact with people infected with hepatitis C," Eachus said. "These men and women are often the first to ...