PRINTER'S NO. 1121
No. 1005 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY REBER, CORNELL, TRELLO, DALEY, THOMAS, VAN HORNE
AND BELFANTI, MARCH 6, 1995
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, MARCH 6, 1995
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled, as
2 reenacted and amended, "An act defining the liability of an
3 employer to pay damages for injuries received by an employe
4 in the course of employment; establishing an elective
5 schedule of compensation; providing procedure for the
6 determination of liability and compensation thereunder; and
7 prescribing penalties," providing for compensation for
8 certain injuries suffered by off-duty law enforcement
9 officers.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. The act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known
13 as the Workers' Compensation Act, reenacted and amended June 21,
14 1939 (P.L.520, No.281), is amended by adding a section to read:
15 Section 602. Compensation for any injury sustained by a law
16 enforcement officer, while not on duty, which is the result of
17 activities or actions authorized or required by regulation,
18 including, but not limited to, the possession of service-related
19 firearms, shall not be barred.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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