A 12-year battle regarding hearing loss between Murphy Oil and a group of its former workers has ended with a decision against the company. Now the company must pay up.
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Tags: hearing loss, Murphy Oil, Workers' comp
When it comes to workers’ comp benefits, is employee hearing loss over a long period of time different from other injuries suffered in the workplace? The answer is key in a lawsuit by more than 40 workers.
Tags: hearing loss, long-term exposure, Louisiana, refinery, Workers' comp
What types of workplace noise do you think of in connection with occupational hearing loss? Jack hammers, lawn tractors, manufacturing assembly lines? In this case, a worker claims hearing loss from being yelled at on the phone by angry customers.
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Lawyers believe a judge’s award of damages to five former refinery workers for hearing damage is the first of its kind in Louisiana.
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Tags: hearing loss, Murphy Oil, refinery workers
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