NJ S1379

Public safety workers who responded to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks and participate in the CDC's World Trade Center Health Program are presumed eligible for workers' compensation benefits for related illness, injury, or death

Claims may be filed regardless of time limits, term of service, age, or years since last service as a public safety worker, but must be submitted within two years of the bill's effective date or within two years of discovering a permanent disability related to WTC exposure

Benefits received from other states' workers' compensation programs or federal funds for 9/11-related conditions will be credited against any New Jersey award to prevent duplicate compensation

The Division of Archives and Records Management and all counties, municipalities, and public safety entities must notify active and retired personnel (or next-of-kin if deceased) of these benefits within three months of the bill's effective date

The bill takes effect on the first day of the third month following enactment