Senate Passes Bill Allowing PTSD Claims for All Workers

The New York Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow all workers to file claims for post-traumatic stress disorder. The Senate voted 42-20 to pass Senate Bill 6373, by Sen. Diane Savino, D-Staten Island, which would build on legislation from 2017 that allowed PTSD coverage for certain first responders. The 2017 legislation precluded the Workers’ Compensation Board from disallowing first-responder PTSD claims based on a finding that they were exposed to stress in the normal course of their occupation. SB 6373 would expand that protection to all workers. “Where a wor...