Manitoba listing PTSD as occupational disease
The Reminder
Flin Flon Reminder
December 31, 2015
Changes to the Workers Compensation Act recognizing post-traumatic stress disorder as a work-related occupational disease in Manitoba come into effect Jan. 1.
Effective that date, the Workers Compensation Board will presume that someone’s job caused PTSD if a worker experiences a traumatic event on the job and is then diagnosed with the disorder.
This will make “it much easier to access supports, treatment and compensation,” Premier Greg Selinger said in a news release.
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