The WCAB erred in applying the statutory presumption of liability for workplace compensation for cancer suffered by a firefighter, where the firefighter failed to prove that his particular type of cancer was an occupational disease; case remanded.
August 26, 2016 at 12:00 AM
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Workers’ Compensation • Malignant Melanoma • Recognized Occupational Disease • Causation by Exposure to Carcinogens
City of Phila. Fire Dep’t v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd., PICS Case No. 16-1041 (Pa. Commw. Aug. 12, 2016) Leavitt, J. (22 pages).
The WCAB erred in applying the statutory presumption of liability for workplace compensation for cancer suffered by a firefighter, where the firefighter failed to prove that his particular type of cancer was an occupational disease; case remanded.
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