HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 620 FILED ON: 1/14/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2299 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: James J. Dwyer _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act relative to defining certain disabilities. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 620 FILED ON: 1/14/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2299 By Mr. Dwyer of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2299) of James J. Dwyer relative to the disability retirement law for public employees. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to defining certain disabilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 32 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition is amended by adding the following: — Section 94C. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary affecting the non-contributory or contributory retirement system, any condition or impairment of health caused by any disease of the lungs or respiratory tract, resulting in total disability or death of a member of such system whose impairment was caused by negative environmental factors in the workplace and which occurred subsequent to employment in such workplace shall be presumed to have been suffered in the performance of the job unless the contrary be shown by competent evidence. |
