Volunteer firefighters and other first-responders to emergencies in Nebraska who experience severe mental trauma are closer to getting workers’ compensation.
After hours of sometimes heated debate, lawmakers on April 6 gave second-round approval to a measure critics say could be an unfunded mandate on local government.
Supporters say providing these benefits is a small price to pay for first-responders that often work for free and respond to unsettling scenes that can scar them for life.
Sen. Steve Lathrop of Omaha introduced the bill and estimated just two claims a year costing a total of less than $8,000 would be paid out.
To qualify, workers would have to suffer mental injuries caused by extraordinary work conditions.
Topics Workers' Compensation
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Hedge Fund Money Is Reshaping a 180-Year-Old Insurance Model 
Viewpoint: Japan’s $550B Bet on America鈥擶hat it Means for the US Insurance Market 
State Farm Agrees to $15M Settlement for Underpaid Vehicle Claims 
Are ‘Moderate’ Hurricanes Getting Squeezed Out of the Atlantic? 
