General Electric Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

RODGERS, Senior Judge. 1

General Electric Company (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board that affirmed a decision of a workers’ compensation judge (WCJ) granting John Rizzo’s (Claimant) claim petition requesting benefits for a binaural hearing loss suffered as a result of long-term exposure to hazardous occupational noise.

Claimant has worked for Employer in various capacities for over thirty-two years and continues to work for Employer presently. On March 30,1995, Claimant filed a claim petition, alleging that he suffered an occupational hearing…