Ruling: Vounteer firefighters not employees

RBC I Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet recently welcomed news from the Treasury Department that it will issue proposed regulations along with the Internal Revenue Service that clarifies how volunteer firefighters and first responders are defined in the new health care law.
The proposal will make it clear that volunteer emergency service workers are not required to be counted as full-time employees for purposes of employer-sponsored healthcare coverage.
“Volunteer firefighters are extremely valuable members of…