Employee and Healthcare Benefits News & Articles

• Legislation to expand first responder disability, death benefits reintroduced in Congress

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  The Protecting America's First Responders Act of 2021 would expand eligibility for benefits and address delays in processing claims

• Wis. governor signs bill providing PTSD workers' comp for FFs, police

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  Under the bill, first responders no longer need to prove their stress was unusual compared to their coworkers' to receive compensation

• NJ cops, firefighters can retire early under 'burnout bill' signed by governor

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  The new law allows public safety workers who reach 20 years of service within the next two years to retire with a pension, regardless of their age

• New Ariz. law reduces workers' comp barriers for firefighters with cancer

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  The bill further protects female firefighters by adding breast cancer and ovarian cancer to the list of qualifying diseases

• Kansas bill would provide workers' comp for first responders with PTSD

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  Currently, the state only provides coverage for PTSD if there is a corresponding physical injury

• Ga. city offers first responders extra vacation time, other incentives to get COVID-19 vaccine

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  Decatur officials said approximately 40-45% of the city's first responders and public works employees have been vaccinated so far

• ND House passes bill to extend health insurance to families of fallen first responders

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  The bill would apply to the spouses and children of police officers, corrections officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty after Jan 1. 2010

• Ala. House passes bill to help police, FFs with PTSD

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  The bill would provide disability payments and copay reimbursements for first responders with PTSD

• 2020 Cigna Resilience Index Report

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  To better understand and help Americans build resilience in the face of today's challenges, Cigna fielded a multi-arm national survey of 16,500 people. Some of whom included government workers in a...

• New SC law provides $20K for FFs with certain cancers

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  In addition to one-time payments upon diagnosis, firefighters will also receive $12,000 per year for medical expenses

• Calif. governor signs presumptive COVID-19 workers' comp bill

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  First responders will be presumed to have contracted COVID-19 on-duty if there is an outbreak at their workplace

• How to deal with fear and anxiety as we return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  A behavioral health expert breaks down ways to cope with the ongoing fear and anxiety of going back to the workplace during a global pandemic

• Bill would make COVID-19 a presumed line-of-duty injury, ensure benefits

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  The legislation would make first responders who become disabled or die from COVID-19 eligible for compensation under the Public Safety Officer Benefit program

• Minn. legislature passes COVID-19 workers' comp bill for first responders

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  The bill guarantees that people in high-risk jobs who contract COVID-19 will be eligible for workers' compensation without having to prove the infection was a direct result of their jobs

• Mo. first responders now eligible for workers' compensation for COVID-19

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  The new state rule creates the assumption that first responders diagnosed with or quarantined for the disease were exposed while on duty

• Grant to provide Colo. sheriff's office with in-house mental health services

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  The three-year grant will fund an on-site psychologist to support officers after critical incidents, as well as with day-to-day needs

• Loneliness and the workplace

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  2020 U.S. Report: When employers and employees work together to combat loneliness, everyone wins. Combating loneliness at work should be a priority for employees and employers. If we can begin conn...

• Entrust 2019: Retention, Training & Employee Safety

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  Improving trust and efficiency was the top agenda for police leaders at Entrust conference.

• Tackling loneliness

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  Loneliness is at the heart of poor physical and mental health, but it's going to take a village to combat this public health epidemic

• NJ Gov to Force Teacher, Employee Healthcare Cuts

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  Governor Chris Christie proposes $250M in cuts to state employee healthcare, including teachers, to pay public worker pensions.

• Arizona Blocks Cities Deciding Some Worker Benefits

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  Measure blocks Arizona cities and towns from regulating worker benefits like bonuses, retirement plans, sick time, severance pay and more.

• Mayor de Blasio Announces Paid Parental Leave for NYC Employees

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  New policy will provide national benchmark of six weeks at 100 percent salary for maternity, paternity, adoption, or foster care leave – or up to 12 weeks fully paid when combined with existing leave

• VIDEO: NYC Mayor Expands the Right to Pre-Tax Transit Benefits to New Yorkers

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  The bill encourages employers to use a federal tax benefit which allows businesses to offer its workers $130 a month as pre-tax income for transportation

• Jersey City To Become 1st City in New Jersey to Offer Trans-Inclusive Health Benefits

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  Jersey City will expand the health care it offers city employees to include coverage for transgender medical care and related procedures

• Supporting Employee Wellness in the Public Sector

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  Innovative employee wellness programs improve public employee health through teamwork and support.

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