3rd Circuit Overturns Denial of LHWCA Benefits to Worker With Hearing Loss

A federal appellate court overturned a denial of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act benefits to a marine construction worker who suffered hearing loss while employed on a bridge replacement project. Case: Wilson v. OWCP, No. 19-3542, 12/31/2020, published. Facts: Richard Wilson worked for the Creamer-Sanzari Joint Venture from approximately 2010 to 2014. During this time, Wilson was a marine construction worker on the New Jersey Route 3 bridge replacement project. The Route 3 Bridge spans the Lower Passaic River from Clifton to Rutherford. Wilson's primary job on that pr...