Workers Compensation
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Missouri Court Rules Death Benefit for Volunteer FFs To Be Based on Career Wages
The Missouri Court of Appeals has ruled that death benefits for volunteer firefighters should be based upon the average wages…
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Workers Comp Bars Recovery By Injured San Francisco Firefighter
A San Francisco firefighter who was critically injured when a city bus drove over a hoseline at a building fire,…
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Death Benefits Awarded to Florida Firefighter Who Died of Brain Cancer
The widow of a Florida firefighter who died of brain cancer in 2021, has prevailed in obtaining workers comp death…
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NY Firefighter Sues City and Union for Discrimination
A Peekskill, New York firefighter of Middle-Eastern ancestry has filed suit against the city, the firefighters’ union, and the fire…
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Minnesota Two-Hatter Prevails in Disability Claim
When a firefighter works full-time for one department, and part-time for a second department, can the full-time department be financially…
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Appellate Court Upholds Denial of NJ Firefighter’s Disability Pension
The Appellate Division of New Jersey Superior Court has upheld the denial of an “accidental disability pension” to a firefighter…
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After 13 Years of Litigation, Settlement Reached with Injured Missouri Firefighter
A firefighter who was severely burned trying to rescue a man in 2006, has settled two lawsuits she filed against…
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Denver Firefighter Sues City and Union After Disability Retirement
A Denver firefighter who was placed on light duty and later granted a disability pension following an injury to his…
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NJ Appeals Court Denies Suit by Captain For Injuries Caused by Probationary Firefighter
The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court has held that a fire captain cannot recover for injuries he…
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Idaho Supreme Court Upholds Cancer Presumption for Firefighters
The Supreme Court of Idaho has upheld the constitutionality of the state’s cancer presumption law for firefighters, in a challenge…
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NY Appellate Court Rules Recruit Injured During Training Entitled to Disability Benefits
The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has ruled that a firefighter-recruit injured during training is entitled to…
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Kansas Court Upholds Firefighter’s Hearing Loss Disability Claim
The Kansas Court of Appeals has upheld a workers’ comp claim brought by a firefighter alleging hearing loss. Patrick O'Neal…
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