Workers Compensation
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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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Illinois Firefighter Injured During Live Burn Denied Health Benefits
An Illinois firefighter who was catastrophically injured in 2016 during a live fire training exercise, has lost his appeal to…
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Louisiana Court Orders Civil Service Board to Rehear Termination Case
The Louisiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court ruling that the City of Kenner’s Civil Service Board wrongfully…
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Disabled Georgia Fire Lieutenant Claims City Wrongfully Changed Pension Laws To Limit Her Benefits
A Georgia fire lieutenant who was injured in the line of duty, has filed suit claiming her employer defrauded her…
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Firefighter’s Hearing Loss Not Compensable
A Louisiana firefighter suffering from work-related hearing loss has lost his workers compensation claim because it was not the result…
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Arizona Court of Appeals Denies Cancer Presumption to Flagstaff Firefighter With Cancer History
The Arizona Court of Appeals has denied a claim by a Flagstaff firefighter that his testicular cancer should be treated…
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Tucson Prevails in Termination Suit
A probationary Tucson firefighter who was terminated in 2015, has lost the appeal of his wrongful termination suit. Michael Burroughs…
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Fire Law Podcast 32: Legal Implications of Corona Virus COVID-19 and Quarantine
In this episode, Curt and Bill Maccarone discuss the legal implication of the Corona Virus COVID-19 quarantine on fire departments…
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Minneapolis Settles Sneaker Discrimination Suit for $785k
The city of Minneapolis has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former firefighter over the city’s refusal to…
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Florida Court Rules Cancer Law Covers Illness Diagnosed Prior to Enactment
A Florida firefighter who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer last year, prior to the passage of the state’s cancer benefit…
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First Suit Filed Over Florida’s Firefighter Cancer Presumption Law
A St. Petersburg fire lieutenant who was diagnosed with cancer last year, and who was denied coverage under Florida’s newly…
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LA County Groin Kick Suit Results in No Liability
The Second Appellate District of the California Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court ruling that a Los Angeles…
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