De Blasio calls for line of duty death benefits for city employees who died of COVID-19
During his daily press conference on Tuesday, May 19, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he will support line-of-duty benefits for survivors of city employees who died from COVID-19
He added that the city will work with the State Legislature to pass legislation to establish a presumption that COVID-19 deaths occurred in the line of duty, which would grant death benefits and health insurance to surviving family members.
He discussed the importance of EMS members throughout the pandemic.