Court Overturns Denial of Benefits to Firefighter With PTSD

A New York appellate court overturned a denial of benefits to a longtime firefighter for his post-traumatic stress disorder from the experiences of his career. Case: Matter of Reith v. City of Albany, No. 532779, 12/23/2021, published. Facts: Brian C. Reith filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits in 2018, alleging that he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by "countless horrific, work-related emergency situations" that he had encountered during his 26-year career as a firefighter. Reith described seeing a suicide, a triple homicide of children, ca...