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Mental Injuries: Workers’ Compensation and Disability Insurance Part 1

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

see Phil Melnychuk, “Online program gives firefighters some advance notice about the trauma and tragedy they’ll face”, Delta Optimist, March 20, 2024] That’s the way Captain Ben Lewis recently described the nature of a firefighter’s job. “Every day we respond, and we attach ourselves to the worst day of somebody’s life.” [see

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Long COVID Continues as a Workplace Crisis

Workers' Compensation

Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, attended the hearing. For some, the change in job status can affect health insurance and workers’ compensation benefits, which can further treatment options. gelmans.com (2024). Nat Rev Microbiol.