Katherine:
In 2018, Florida was one of the few states that has passed a law that now provides workers’
compensation coverage to include not only medical benefits, but loss and wages, for those first
responders who have witnessed a traumatic event, and now are suffering from PTSD, post-
traumatic stress disorder.
Those first responders, such as firefighters, law enforcement, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians, now have the ability to pursue a workers compensation claim if they have witnessed a traumatic event. It was not like this prior to the new law of 2018.
If you have any questions with regards to this, please feel free to call text or email us at Injury Florida Law Firm. We’re certainly here to help you. Thank you.