Where compensation is payable for an occupational disease the only employer liable shall be the employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed to the hazards of such disease but in the case of silicosis or asbestosis the only employer liable shall be the employer in whose employment the employee was last exposed to harmful quantities of silicon dioxide (SiO2) dust during a period of two years or more.
A.R.S. § 23-901.02
Liability of last employer; exception
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Wiley v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona (1993)
Most recently applied in In Re: Owen George in Re: Deborah George, Debtors, Owen George Deborah George v. Uninsured Employers Fund Stephen J. Smith, Director of Industrial Relations Department of Industrial Relations State of California (March 2004)
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