No Benefits for Probation Officer With PTSD From Exposure to Sex Offenders

A New York appellate court upheld a denial of benefits to a probation officer on his claim of post-traumatic stress disorder from his years of exposure to sex offenders and the nature of their cases. Case: Matter of Bidot v. Suffolk County Probation Department, No. 533094, 05/26/2022, published. Facts: Juan Bidot worked as a probation officer for the Suffolk County Probation Department. He worked in a sex offender unit from 2007 through 2018. In May 2019, Bidot filed an occupational disease claim for workers' compensation benefits, alleging that he had developed post-traumatic stress di...