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If you’re a firefighter in Florida and PTSD hits you because of the job, the law’s actually got your back. You don’t have to ...

Effective Oct. 29, 2025, an amendment to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), adopted via Pennsylvania Senate Bill 365 (Bill), will change the standard for first responders, including ...

The most recent amendment to New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law, which went into effect on January 1, 2025, permits any employee to seek workers’ compensation benefits when they experience a “mental ...

HELENA, Mont. — Additional workers’ compensation coverage could be coming for first responders in the Treasure State. The Senate Finance and Claims committee heard arguments about Senate Bill 394 ...