Workers Comp Bill Loosens Regulations For Firefighters’ Cancer Claims A new bill in the Michigan senate – Senate Bill 211 – proposes to loosen regulations for firefighters so they can file workers comp claims for certain types of job-related cancers. The bipartisan bill was introduced to the Michigan senate by Republican Tory Rocca, specifically to amend Michigan’s workers comp laws to allow firefighters to file a claim if they develop certain types of cancer, including respiratory, bladder, skin, and brain cancers. Firefighters would have … [Read more...]