Court Split on Constitutionality of Mental Injury Law

A divided Arizona Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a police officer for post-traumatic stress disorder, with the dissenting judge arguing that the statutory standard of compensability for mental injuries is unconstitutional. Case: Matthews v. Industrial Commission (City of Tuscon), No. 2 CA-IC 2020-0001, 07/09/2021, published. Facts: In 2000, Timothy Matthews received more than four months of officer training with the Tucson Police Department after passing pre-employment physical and psychological examinations. During training, he was provided with a two-page acknowledgment...