Mental health can have a significant impact on a person’s ability to work at their full potential. When workers experience an injury or illness on the job, workers’ compensation insurance steps in to protect both the worker and employer.
In recent years, states have shown a growing interest in expanding workers’ compensation coverage and treatment of mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated state actions to strengthen mental health coverage in the workplace, particularly for frontline health care workers and first responders experiencing high levels of stress and trauma.