PRINTER'S NO. 1420
No. 1232 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY HESS, BELFANTI, HECKLER, LEVDANSKY, WASS, LLOYD,
COLAFELLA, ADOLPH, HALUSKA, SCHULER, ARGALL, FLEAGLE,
JADLOWIEC, MOEHLMANN, TIGUE, McVERRY, DISTLER, STEIGHNER,
BILLOW, KENNEY, ANGSTADT, JACKSON, HERSHEY, MAYERNIK, MORRIS,
DEMPSEY, GANNON, MARSICO, CORRIGAN, NOYE, GIGLIOTTI, BOYES,
MERRY, CORNELL, PHILLIPS, J. TAYLOR, KASUNIC, JOHNSON,
LASHINGER, DIETTERICK, REBER, E. Z. TAYLOR, BORTNER, FOX,
SAURMAN, VROON, TANGRETTI, DORR, STABACK, RITTER, BUNT,
HAGARTY, BELARDI, MAINE, ITKIN, MRKONIC, LEH, SERAFINI,
WOZNIAK, OLASZ, FARGO, RAYMOND, TRELLO, TELEK, GLADECK,
DURHAM, KONDRICH, LANGTRY, NAILOR, CLYMER, PETRARCA, FARMER,
NAHILL, MELIO, DeLUCA, GEIST AND FREEMAN, APRIL 19, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, APRIL 19, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of December 1, 1977 (P.L.249, No.83), entitled
2 "An act prohibiting employers from firing employees who lose
3 time from employment in the line of duty as volunteer
4 firemen, fire police and volunteer members of ambulance
5 services and rescue squads; and providing penalties," further
6 expanding the definition of employer.
7 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
8 hereby enacts as follows:
9 Section 1. Section 4 of the act of December 1, 1977
10 (P.L.249, No.83), entitled "An act prohibiting employers from
11 firing employees who lose time from employment in the line of
12 duty as volunteer firemen, fire police and volunteer members of
13 ambulance services and rescue squads; and providing penalties,"
14 amended December 5, 1988 (P.L.1102, No.131), is amended to read:
15 Section 4. As used in this act, "line of duty" shall mean
1 going to, coming from or during fire prevention and safety
2 activities which includes fire prevention, first aid, rescue and
3 salvage, ambulance service, fire police work, assistance at
4 accidents, control of crowds both on the fire grounds and at
5 occasions of public or general assembly, animal rescue,
6 abatement of conditions due to storm, flood or general peril,
7 abatement or removal of hazards to safety and such other
8 activities as are commonly undertaken by fire companies,
9 ambulance services or rescue squads or their affiliated
10 organizations. The term "employer" includes the Commonwealth,
11 political subdivision, any individual, partnership, association,
12 corporation, business trust, or any person or group of persons
13 acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in
14 relation to any employee. The term "discipline" shall mean the
15 taking of any action against an employee which adversely affects
16 his regular pay to an extent greater than permitted by section
17 2, his job status or opportunity for promotion, or his right to
18 any benefit granted by the employer to other similarly situated
19 employees.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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