Quote of the day
“This was a perfect opportunity to get PTSD into law. This further delay is going to cost first responders their lives.”
Michael Weinman, lobbyist for Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio, who says the organization has worked eight years to on gain coverage for post-traumatic stress disorder
Ohio first responders still can’t get PTSD coverage under new BWC budget
A bid to save post-traumatic stress disorder coverage for police officers, firefighters and others fell one vote short in conference committee in the Ohio General Assembly this week. Times Reporter
Florida: Former officer claims she was fired for claiming benefits
A former Orlando Police Department officer claims in a lawsuit she was fired after seeking workers’ compensation for an injury she suffered on duty in 2017 while working as a contracted employee at Orlando International Airport. Orlando Sentinel
Farmers: What to know when working in the heat
With temperatures around the country on the rise this week, it’s critical to be aware that exposure to extreme heat when the body is unable to maintain a normal temperature can result in illness or even death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Farmers are among the outdoor workers at higher risk of heat stress. WIS
Illinois judge says won’t let opioid defendants use slow federal process
The Illinois Public Risk Fund, a workers’ compensation insurance pooling service for local Illinois governments, has won the chance to sidestep federal court as it pursues its own legal claims against the makers and distributors of opioid painkillers. Most such lawsuits have been removed to federal court by the opioid defendants from the local courts in which most were filed, and have been merged into a mass action of similar cases. Cook County Record