Wisconsin lawmakers have been told if they don’t allow first responders to file for workers’ compensation for P-T-S-D they are going to see suicide double and triple over the next 20 years.
Police officers, firefighters, and E-M-S workers spoke during a Senate committee hearing Monday.
They say people who do what they do for a living need to have access to the help that they need.
State Senator Andre Jacque of DePere, the bill’s sponsor, says he is optimistic it will be before the full Wisconsin Senate next week.
The Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform is expected to vote on it Thursday.
