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Occupational Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of Police Officers
By Jason Weinstock on July 2, 2014 Posted in Police and FirefightersRecently, I wrote a blog post about PTSD in which I discussed the Nevada Supreme Court’s decision in the McGrath case, involving a police officer whose stress claim was denied because she claimed that a series of events over 18 months in her work as a traffic police officer, as opposed to one specific dangerous … Continue reading Occupational Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder of Police Officers
Hearing Loss in Nevada FIre Fighters
By Jason Weinstock on January 24, 2014 Posted in Police and FirefightersA recent article published in the Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine that studied 425 fire fighters from three states showed that more than 40% of the fire fighters had hearing loss in the noise-sensitive frequencies (4 and 6 kHz). Fire fighters with longer years in fire services demonstrated significantly worse hearing. The conclusion was … Continue reading Hearing Loss in Nevada FIre Fighters
Favorable Firefighter Decision from Nevada Court
By Jason Weinstock on May 19, 2013 Posted in Police and FirefightersIn City of Las Vegas v. Evans, 129 Nev. Adv. Op. 31 (05/03/2013), the Nevada Supreme Court held that a firefighter who was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor had a compensable claim based upon an appeals officers’ ruling that expert physicians established a direct causal connection between the cancer and the firefighter’s exposure to … Continue reading Favorable Firefighter Decision from Nevada Court
BANG! Work-Related Hearing Loss
By Jason Weinstock on September 30, 2012 Posted in Occupational IllnessesPermanent, work-related hearing loss can result when an employee is exposed to an unexpected loud noise, like an explosion at a manufacturing plant. However, many cases of occupationally-related hearing loss are caused by excessive noise exposure over months, or years in a work environment that is too loud. Difficulty hearing or understanding spoken words happens to most of us as we age, so it isn’t always easy … Continue reading BANG! Work-Related Hearing Loss
Work-Related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
By Jason Weinstock on August 12, 2012 Posted in psychological injuryI am excited to welcome Francesca Senior to my staff as new office administrator and legal assistant. Francesca has an amazing background in international horse horse show jumping as a professional rider and trainer. She brings her experience in the horse industry in barn management, sales and marketing of European sport horses, charity fundraising, and managing horse shows to … Continue reading Work-Related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Illness from Excessive Heat Probably Not Work Comp
By Jason Weinstock on July 7, 2012 Posted in Occupational IllnessesGiven the 114 degree heat this week, I’ve had several calls from people wanting to know whether illnesses caused by excessive heat while working outdoors are compensable. The law in Nevada has not been supportive of injury or illness claims arising out of all job conditions. In 1960, the Nevada Supreme Court held in Smith … Continue reading Illness from Excessive Heat Probably Not Work Comp
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