First Responder Claims for PTSD in Workers' Compensation: Assessing the Effects of Senate Bill 542 in California

Denise D. Quigley,Michael Dworsky,Nabeel Qureshi,J. Scott Ashwood,Kelsey OHollaren,Lisa S. Meredith

First Responder Claims for PTSD in Workers' Compensation: Assessing the Effects of Senate Bill 542 in California

2021

Denise D. Quigley
Michael Dworsky
Nabeel Qureshi
J. Scott Ashwood
Kelsey OHollaren
Lisa S. Meredith

Under California's Senate Bill 542, which creates a legal presumption that posttraumatic stress disorder in firefighters and peace officers is a work-related injury, additional costs to state and local governments could be large but are uncertain.

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Presumption
Occupational safety and health
posttraumatic stress
Workers' compensation
First responder
Psychology
Psychiatry

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