'If It Wasn't For The Testing, I'd Be Dead,' Firefighters Struggle With Workers' Comp

‘If It Wasn’t For The Testing, I’d Be Dead,’ Firefighters Struggle With Workers’ Comp

October 7, 2022

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — For two decades, North Carolina firefighters have been denied occupational cancer benefits. Essentially, they have to die before their families get financial help with medical bills. That changed with a pilot cancer benefits program that began in 2022, but still some claims are denied.

Attorneys looking into the issue think a recent World Health Organization finding should encourage firefighters to keep fighting for benefits.

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