Principles of Fairness Don't Require Reconsideration of Firefighter's Claim

The Washington Court of Appeals ruled that principles of fairness did not allow a firefighter to have the Department of Labor and Industries reconsider the rejection of one of his multiple claims. Case: Backstein v. Department of Labor and Industries, No. 57538-8-II, 03/28/2023, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Robert Backstein worked as a firefighter for the City of Kent and then the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority. Backstein later filed four workers' compensation claims for benefits related to occupational diseases that he asserted were sustained as a result of his work a...