Ohio Cities Fight Firefighters Over Cancer Benefits

The Michael Louis Palumbo Jr. Act gives firefighters access to workers' compensation in cancer cases. But cities are contesting first-responders' claims. Euclid firefighter Dave Rowell and others are fighting back.

by Sheehan Hannan | Dec. 3, 2019 | 1:00 PM

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