Public safety employees, such as police officers or firefighters who suffer certain on-the-job injuries in the line of duty, are covered by Workers’ Compensation. This coverage commonly applies to the following conditions:nnRespiratory diseasesnHypertension or heart diseasenLeukemia, pancreatic, prostate, rectal, throat, ovarian, or breast cancernPublic safety employees may also be entitled to a presumption in their favor when they have certain infectious diseases, such as hepatitis, meningococcal meningitis, tuberculosis, or HIV. Public service can expose workers to a range of conditions that need to be treated as soon as possible. Although cancer, HIV, hypertension, heart disease, and respiratory diseases might seem like normal occurrences of life, this is not always the case. These conditions could have been caused by the employee’s job, and each injury or illness should be reported.nnFiling claims with a health insurance company shields the employer and its insurance company from liability. Anything that could be remotely associated with someone’s job should be reported and treated using Workers’ Compensation coverage. If coverage is denied, a Workers’ Compensation lawyer will file a claim against the insurance provider for the coverage that is required under state law.