Legislation that would create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is compensable for California police and firefighters would not go into effect until Jan. 1, 2020, under recent amendments to the bill.
Sen. Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, on Tuesday amended SB 542 to add the new effective date and eliminate language that would have made the presumption apply retroactively to all claims filed or pending since 2017.
Stern added language that would automatically sunset the presumption on Jan. 1, 2025. The Legislature would have the option of eliminating the sunset and making the p...
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