§ 49-aa. Declaration of purpose. The compensability of claims for loss of hearing resulting from exposure to industrial noise has created a problem in this state which is a matter of grave concern to the legislature. The legislature, therefore, finds and declares that the public interest can best be served by providing that compensation for […]
§ 49-bb. Waiting period; date of disablement; payment of compensation. Notwithstanding any other inconsistent provisions of this chapter, compensation for occupational loss of hearing shall become due and payable at the employee’s choice three months after (1) removal from exposure to harmful noise in employment (removal from exposure to harmful noise in employment for the […]
§ 49-cc. Right to compensation. If an employee becomes disabled from occupational loss of hearing he shall be entitled to compensation in accordance with the provisions of subdivision three of section fifteen of this chapter. No employee shall in the aggregate receive greater compensation from any or all employers than that provided in subdivision three […]
§ 49-dd. Posthumous schedule awards. If an employee shall die before he shall have been removed from exposure to harmful noise for a period of at least three consecutive months as hereinbefore provided, an award may be made payable in accordance with the provisions of subdivision four of section fifteen of this chapter and such […]
§ 49-ee. Liability of employer; preplacement examinations and notice to prior employers; apportionment of liability between employers. 1. The last employer in whose employment the employee was exposed to harmful noise shall, except as herein provided, be liable for the payment of the total compensation due the employee for his loss of hearing caused by […]
§ 49-ff. Minimum exposure required. No employee or his dependents, shall, in the absence of substantial evidence to the contrary, be entitled to an award for occupational loss of hearing unless the employee shall have been employed in an employment in which he was exposed to harmful noise for a period of at least ninety […]
§ 49-gg. Determination of damage risk criteria and standards for the measurement of occupational loss of hearing. The chairman of the workers’ compensation board is authorized and empowered to, and shall, appoint and consult with a committee or committees of not less than three nor more than nine outstanding expert consultants familiar with the various […]
§ 49-hh. Standards. Any standards for the measurement and determination of occupational hearing loss adopted by the board pursuant to section forty-nine-gg of this article shall conform with the standards recommended by the American Academy of Otolarnyngology accepted by the American Medical Association.
