Governor Signs PTSD Law Benefitting Public Safety Officers
On January 9, 2021, Governor Mike DeWine signed Ohio House Bill 308, which provides for compensation and benefits to public safety officers (a.k.a. “first responders”) who sustain a disability from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) received in the course of and arising out of employment, but without a physical injury. The new law also contains an anti-retaliation provision, which provides for…

