Different types of cancers are being added to pre-existing presumptions.

As legislative sessions open, several states have continued to introduce PTSD bills.

This law also includes lifeguards, and certain employees in the Departments of Fish and Wildlife and Parks and Recreation.

Enacted as part of the state’s budget bill, this new regulation comes with stipulations and exclusions.

The national trend continues, in this case with qualifying events and the inclusion of 911 dispatchers.

Several states have submitted bills to expand presumptions for first responders.

After a drop in activity due to the pandemic, five states are now considering legislation.

Florida enacted a law to cover 21 different cancers, while other states like Montana, Maryland, and Virginia have recently passed similar laws.

Kentucky, Connecticut, Idaho, and West Virginia proposed bills to make PTSD compensable for first responders.

As 2018’s legislative trends continue to spill into 2019, what big initiatives might impact workers’ comp this year?