Court Overturns Finding of Compensability for Worker's Hearing Loss

A New York appellate court overturned the Workers’ Compensation Board’s finding that a man had suffered compensable, noise-related hearing loss. Case: Matter of Spada v. Keeler Construction Co., No. CV-24-0449, 10/09/2025, published. Facts: Guy Spada worked as a heavy equipment operator for many years. He filed a workers’ compensation claim in December 2019, alleging that he sustained hearing loss due to prolonged exposure to noise while working for Keeler Construction Co. Procedural history: A workers’ compensation law judge established a claim for an occupational d...