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§ 413. Presumption regarding occupational disease

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 77 P.S. Workers’ Compensation

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 77 P.S. Workers' Compensation (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 5. Liability and Compensation (Refs & Annos)
Injuries Defined; Compensation
77 P.S. § 413
§ 413. Presumption regarding occupational disease
If it be shown that the employe, at or immediately before the date of disability, was employed in any occupation or industry in which the occupational disease is a hazard, it shall be presumed that the employe's occupational disease arose out of and in the course of his employment, but this presumption shall not be conclusive.

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1915, June 2, P.L. 736, No. 338, art. III, § 301(e), added 1972, Oct. 17, P.L. 930, No. 223, § 3, imd. effective.
77 P.S. § 413, PA ST 77 P.S. § 413
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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