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Standards Loosened for PA First Responders to Claim Workers’ Compensation for Post-Traumatic Stress Injury

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Effective Oct. 29, 2025, an amendment to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), adopted via Pennsylvania Senate Bill 365 (Bill), will change the standard for first responders, including Emergency Medical Services...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

What School Districts Need to Know About New Georgia Law on Benefit Requirements for PTSD

A Georgia law that became effective January 1 creates new coverage requirements and mental health benefits that could impact school districts and certain of their employees....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

A 2020 Pennsylvania Legislative Update

When the 2019-2020 legislative session began, no one could have predicted what challenges Pennsylvania and the General Assembly would encounter with the outbreak of COVID-19. The rules changed to permit remote voting, and the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

In a Unanimous Vote, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 Makes it Onto the Legislative Calendar

As previously discussed in our post from September 2017, the push for a response to the opioid crisis is gaining momentum. Enter the “Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018.” On May 7, 2018, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

A Renewed Focus: 2018-19 New York State Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Budget Highlights

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Since the beginning of the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo, there has been a strong emphasis on reform of the acute, primary, and long term care systems, and, particularly with the recent focus on the opioid crisis,...more

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