In the Fall of 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a reform package into law that, among other things, created a rebuttable presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) developed by a police officer or firefighter is job-related. In other words, a police officer or firefighter in California can claim workers’ compensation benefits for PTSD (Labor Code […]
Imagine that a worker is fired, laid off, or otherwise terminated by your company. What happens if that former employee, then turns around and files for workers’ compensation benefits on the grounds that they sustained a “psychiatric injury”—post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, etc.—while working for your business or organization? California law allows employers to […]
In October of 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 542 into law. A workers’ compensation reform bill, the legislation created a rebuttable presumption that certain public safety employees diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a compensable industrial injury. Here, our California workers’ compensation defense attorneys provide a more comprehensive explanation of […]
Since 1937 there have been presumptions that specific types of injuries to listed public safety employees are industrial. Starting in 1937 heart trouble suffered by certain firefighting employees has been presumed industrial. The categories of employees and the different diagnosis that qualify for presumptions have expanded since then. One of the most recent presumptions added […]
