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Lawyers thrive under pressure—until they don’t.
Starting January 1, 2025, New York’s sweeping changes to workers’ compensation recognize a crucial truth: mental injuries from extraordinary work-related stress are real, compensable, and affecting lawyers more than ever.
For New York lawyers, this isn't just policy—it's personal.
High stakes, unrelenting deadlines, emotionally charged client cases, and the ceaseless demand for perfection compound daily, contributing to staggering rates of anxiety, depression, and burnout within the profession.
With the legal field facing a well-documented mental health crisis, this expansion couldn’t be more timely or necessary.
For attorneys accustomed to shouldering their clients’ burdens, it’s a rare acknowledgment that their own mental well-being matters too—and it might just help reshape a profession notorious for burnout.
What Is "Extraordinary" Work-Related Stress?
The legal profession has always been demanding, stressful, and downright exhausting. But until now, nobody really acknowledged that those pressures could break more than just billable-hour records.
Under New York’s amended workers’ compensation law, lawyers experiencing extraordinary work-related stress can finally claim compensation for mental injuries. But what exactly qualifies as "extraordinary" in a profession already synonymous with stress?
Now the law recognizes that not all trauma is physical, and not all stress comes from a single, catastrophic event.
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