Mich. Air Controller Wins Benefits for Mold Exposure at Detroit Tower

DETROIT ¬- The U.S. Department of Labor has accepted a claim for workers' compensation benefits from an air traffic controller who says he suffers from chronic inflammatory illness and neurological injuries from exposure to mold in the control tower at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. In the Case of Robert Haefner, No. 0920855156 (U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment Standards Administration).

In a March 30 letter, a claims examiner from the Employment Standards Administration, Office of Workers' Comp Programs confirmed that Robert Haefner is entitled to disability benefits for chronic multisystem illness due to mold exposure.

The claims examiner added that while …