The Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council will meet Dec. 12 to discuss a bill proposing to create a presumption that a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder for a first responder arises out of employment.
Assembly Bill 434/Senate Bill 564, co-sponsored by Rep. Andre Jacque, R-De Pere, is before the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development. Its Senate companion was read for the first time on Nov. 20 and referred to the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform.
The proposed bill would eliminate the current provision in the law that a mental injury is not compensable ...
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