This would address extraordinary medical or dental expenses not covered by workers’ comp or employer-sponsored health insurance.
This would address extraordinary medical or dental expenses not covered by workers’ comp or employer-sponsored health insurance.
The task force must submit a report of findings and recommendations by January 1, 2027.
Florida Senate Bill 984 goes into effect July 1, 2026.
The bill also expands presumption eligibility to cover conditions that arise during training, rescue activity, or within 24 hours of strenuous duty.
Senate Bill 184 passed both chambers and now sits with Governor Polis.
Two separate bills would respectively change certain rules for firefighters and specific correctional officers.
The bill would add five years of retroactive effect, allowing certain individuals who were denied claims to file once more.
Two bills passed both chambers with near unanimous support, but they now sit with the governor under a tight deadline.
The presumption will go into effect October 1st.
On March 31, Wisconsin passed a bill expanding PTSD‑only workers’ compensation claim eligibility for certain first responders and adopting a broader package of agreed‑upon reforms.
The new bill would add coroners, “medicolegal” death investigators, and qualifying coroner employees to the list of first responders eligible for workers’ compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress injuries.
The bill includes standards for demonstrating that the disease is occupational in origin, and if enacted it would go into effect October 1st.
New Jersey could create a task force for pandemic-related PTSD, while Virginia and Connecticut could expand mental health presumptions.
A proposed bill could add additional types of cancer to the pre-existing presumption for firefighters.
Injuries occurring when traveling to and from work would be covered, assuming no criminal activity was undertaken.
