Bill to Expand PTSD Presumption Back After Spending Year on 'Inactive File'

A bill that would give more workers a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is job-related is up for a third and final vote in the California Assembly after spending the last year on the lower chamber’s “inactive file.” Senate Bill 284, which the Assembly sent to its inactive file in August 2021, was brought back for a third vote on Tuesday. On Thursday, Sen. Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, amended the bill to account for the fact that the measure would only apply prospectively to injuries occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2023. SB 284 would expand the PTSD presumpti...