The Debate of Mental-Mental and PTSD

There is a debate raging across America related to mental health. There are those who see disparity and injustice in the treatment of psychological illness in workers' compensation. It appears that state's treatment of mental illness falls into some reasonably defined categories. In some states, including Florida, mental injury alone is rarely compensable in workers' compensation. Florida follows the "impact rule" in both tort and workers' compensation settings. Essentially, mental injury is compensable only if that injury emanates from or is caused by some compe...