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A new proposal before the Minnesota Legislature would, in part, require a first responder claiming PTSD to undergo at least 24 weeks of treatment before seeking disability benefits.

He is part of a flood of claims filed by MPD officers after a new law made it harder to challenge claims from first responders.

It was a jarring sight: A Minneapolis police officer spraying mace out the window of a squad car at seemingly peaceful protesters in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. Cell phone video recorded by the Star Tribune captured the incident, which subsequently went viral.

In Minneapolis, at least 155 officers have received worker’s compensation settlements totaling nearly $26 million, according to a FOX 9 Investigators analysis. Many of those same officers have questionable histories of misconduct.

The City Council Friday approved 13 workers compensation claims for first responders sidelined with PTSD, and many more such settlements are coming down the pike

(The Center Square) – The true cost of the riots after the death of George Floyd in police custody is starting to pile up on taxpayers.

Print this article Leaders in Minneapolis may shell out approximately $35 million in settlements for police and firefighters who left the job in a year during which riots rocked the city following the death of George Floyd. Attorney Ron Meuser, who claims to represent around 200 public servants who walked off the job since the area was plagued with prolonged civil unrest, looting, and arson, said local government authorities have begun signing off on workers compensation packages that average...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Minneapolis leaders are working to sign off on workers’ compensation packages totaling close to $35 million to be paid to former police officers who left the force amid the civil unrest that happened in the wake of the death of George Floyd last May, according to a report. Some 200 f

$35M estimated in settlements with Minneapolis police who left after 2020 unrest article The Minneapolis Police Departments Third Precinct burns during a riot following the death of George Floyd in May 2020. (FOX 9) MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis city leaders have begun signing off on large workers’ compensation packages for dozens of police officers who left the department after the death of George Floyd and subsequent civil unrest. By some estimates, those settlements requiring City Co...

Minneapolis leaders are working to sign off on workers’ compensation packages totaling close to $35 million to be paid to former police officers who left the force amid the civil unrest that happened in the wake of the death of George Floyd last May, according to a report.