Volunteer Firefighter Waits Too Long to Provide Notice of Cancer Claim

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a denial of benefits to a volunteer firefighter, finding he waited too long to provide notice of his stomach cancer claim. Case: Stahl v. WCAB (East Hempfield Township), No. 1575 C.D. 2019, 08/14/2020, published 10/26/2020. Facts: Kenneth Stahl started volunteering as firefighter for the East Hempfield Township in 2002. In 2006, Stahl was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He took six weeks off work but he never returned to firefighting. He instead volunteered as a fire police officer. In 2008, Stahl retired. Procedural history: Stahl filed a ...