Workers' compensation /tags/workers-compensation Workers' compensation en-US Copyright Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:10:55 GMT ‘Total system breakdown’: California firefighters with PTSD face a workers’ comp nightmare /health-and-medicine/2024-06-30/total-system-breakdown-california-firefighters-with-ptsd-face-a-workers-comp-nightmare Even when suicidal, California firefighters struggle to find medical help and navigate the workers’ comp morass to pay for it. A 2021 analysis showed their claims were more likely to involve PTSD — and were denied more often. Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:10:55 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-06-30/total-system-breakdown-california-firefighters-with-ptsd-face-a-workers-comp-nightmare Julie Cart Oregon Senate passes expanded workers’ compensation bill /labor-employment/2023-04-12/oregon-senate-passes-expanded-workers-compensation-bill Oregonians who are hurt on the job may no longer need to dip into vacation and sick time when they go to medical appointments to get treated for their injuries. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:43:24 GMT /labor-employment/2023-04-12/oregon-senate-passes-expanded-workers-compensation-bill Ben Botkin