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Hearing Loss – The Most Common Work Related Illness in the U.S.
Work related hearing loss is often overlooked and undetected by employees and employers. Many workers don’t even realize that work related hearing loss is a compensable injury under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has found that hearing loss is the third most common chronic physical condition in the… Read More »
Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Hearing Loss
Work related hearing loss can occur to individuals who work in fields outside the quiet 9 to 5 office. Employees in construction, trucking industry, manufacturing, and/or air traffic control, for example, come in contact with loud machines and equipment daily. Employees who have suffered hearing loss due to their place of employment, can file… Read More »