Florida’s special firefighter statute, § 112.1816, Fla. Stat., which provides previously unavailable benefits—a one-time payment of $25,000, and full coverage of the firefighter’s cancer treatment—to firefighters who meet certain criteria...
Florida’s Special Firefighter Cancer Statute Cannot Be Applied Retroactively Florida’s Special Firefighter Cancer Statute Cannot Be Applied RetroactivelyThe Court of Appeals of North Carolina, construing the state’s version of the “found dead” rule, affirmed a decision by the state’s Industrial Commission that awarded death benefits to the...
NC Court Affirms Death Benefits Award Under State’s “Found Dead” Presumption NC Court Affirms Death Benefits Award Under State’s “Found Dead” PresumptionThe Supreme Court of Idaho, construing Idaho Code § 72-438(14)(b), which generally provides firefighters with a rebuttable presumption that certain listed cancers have a causal connection with the employment, held...
To Rebut Idaho’s Cancer Presumption Favoring Firefighters, Employer Must Offer Evidence that Cancer was Not Caused by Employment To Rebut Idaho’s Cancer Presumption Favoring Firefighters, Employer Must Offer Evidence that Cancer was Not Caused by EmploymentA Florida appellate court affirmed a decision by a judge of compensation claims that found a law enforcement officer was not entitled to the special presumption of compensability related to...
Catch 22 Prevents Florida Officer From Utilizing Presumption of Compensability Catch 22 Prevents Florida Officer From Utilizing Presumption of CompensabilityA New York appellate court affirmed a decision by the state's Workers' Compensation Board that denied death benefits to a widow whose husband, a former correction officer, died in 2016,...
NY Widow's Death Benefits Claim Filed 12 Years After Work Cessation Not Supported By Medical Evidence NY Widow's Death Benefits Claim Filed 12 Years After Work Cessation Not Supported By Medical EvidenceAffirming a decision of a split panel of the state’s Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Kansas sustained an award of death benefits to the widow of a worker...
Kansas Widow Rebuts Presumption of Marijuana Intoxication Kansas Widow Rebuts Presumption of Marijuana Intoxication