PRINTER'S NO. 2606
No. 1905 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY DiGIROLAMO, BALDWIN, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES,
BELARDI, BIANCUCCI, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, DeWEESE,
FABRIZIO, FICHTER, GEIST, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARPER,
HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, KILLION, KOTIK,
McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MYERS, O'NEILL, PISTELLA, RAPP, SATHER,
SCAVELLO, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, SURRA, TANGRETTI,
E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, WATSON AND
YOUNGBLOOD, JULY 28, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, JULY 28, 2005
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," further defining "employe."
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 601(a) of the act of June 2, 1915
11 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act,
12 reenacted and amended June 21, 1939 (P.L.520, No.281), is
13 amended by adding a clause to read:
14 Section 601. (a) In addition to those persons included
15 within the definition of the word "employe" as defined in
16 section 104, "employe" shall also include:
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1 (11) Members of community emergency response teams who are
2 certified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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