Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy enacted legislation adding breast cancer to the list of conditions presumed compensable for firefighters.
Gov. Dunleavy on Saturday signed S.B. 131, by Sen. Roger Holland, R-Anchorage, which adds to the list of cancers already presumed compensable for firefighters, including brain cancer, melanoma, leukemia and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
The bill also increases the maximum permanent partial impairment benefit by about 54%. Permanent partial disability benefits will be calculated by multiplying the injured worker’s whole person impairment rating by $273,000, instead of $177,000. The bill increased the cap on aggregate death benefits to $150,000 from $20,000. And it increases funeral benefits to $12,000 from $10,000.
The bill takes effect Jan. 1.
