Court Overturns Worker's SLU Award for Hearing Loss as Inadequately Explained

A New York appellate court overturned a schedule loss of use award for a worker with binaural hearing loss, finding the Workers' Compensation Board had not adequately explained its ruling. Case: Matter of Cala v. PAL Environmental Safety Corp., No. 533423, 03/10/2022, published. Facts and procedural history: From 2001 to April 2016, Ryszard Cala worked as an asbestos handler and/or removal worker. In November 2017, Cala filed an occupational disease claim for workers' compensation benefits, alleging that he sustained binaural hearing loss due to prolonged and repeated exposure ...