Accepting the recommendations of the New York September 11 Worker Protection Task Force, New York Gov. David Paterson said he will submit legislation to provide benefits to additional public workers involved in the World Trade Center recovery efforts.
The proposed legislation would provide the "presumptive accidental disability retirement benefit" – health benefits currently available to some 9/11 first responders – to additional groups.
Those added under the new proposal would include: state and county corrections officers and deputy sheriffs; non-uniformed first responders who were not required to undergo a pre-employment physical examination; 911 dispatchers; emergency vehicle radio repair mechanics and vested members of a public pension system who terminated their employment prior to filing a claim.
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