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Can PERA PTD Benefits and PTD Work Comp Benefits be Awarded?

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If PERA awards a police officer, firefighter, or deputy sheriff permanent total disability (PTD) benefits then he or she IS still entitled to permanent total disability benefits under Minnesota worker’s compensation. Permanent total disability benefits in workers’ compensation are benefits payable to injured workers who are unable to return to gainful employment. PTD is calculated using an injured worker’s average weekly […]

Important Changes Regarding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Law Enforcement: DSM-V vs. DSM-IV-TR PTSD Diagnostic Criteria

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This article was originally published in December, 2015 in the Minnesota Police Journal. PTSD was and continues to be an important topic with major implications for Minnesota’s first responders who suffer from PTSD. In October of 2013, the Minnesota workers’ compensation law recognized post-traumatic stress disorder as a covered or compensable injury for purposes of workers’ compensation […]

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