Police officers and firefighters in New Brunswick, Canada soon won’t have to wait for compensation if they are injured on the job as officials amend rules.
According to The Canadian Press, the province’s Liberal government has announced an amendment to the Workers’ Compensation Act that would eliminate the current three-day waiting period. The change will apply to almost 500 active police officers and almost 5,000 full-time and volunteer firefighters in the province.
Labour Minister Donald Arseneault reports that unlike workers in other occupations, firefighters and police officers are exposed to high-risk situations every day. (workersxzcompxzkit)
Doug LeBlanc, president of the Atlantic Professional Firefighters Association, says the change is long overdue. According to LeBlanc, few people can afford to go three days without pay and firefighters often limp home and either work injured or call in sick.
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