Veteran Firefighter's Cancer Claim Was Time-Barred

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a veteran firefighter was time-barred from filing a workers' compensation claim for his cancer. Case: Fargo v. WCAB (City of Philadelphia), No. 2239 C.D. 2015, 10/11/2016, published. Facts: Albert Fargo began working for the City of Philadelphia as a firefighter in 1972. In 1997, his doctor diagnosed him with squamous skin cell carcinoma In 2001, Fargo injured his back in a car accident and he went on sick leave until he retired in 2002. In 2005, Fargo's doctor diagnosed him with malignant melanoma, and in 2012, Fargo lea...