<em>In hearing loss cases, pursuant to Workers’ Compensation Law § 49-ee(1), “[t]he last employer in whose employment the employee was exposed to harmful noise … [is] liable for the payment of the total <a href="https://thelomad.com/getmad.today/wp-contentwww.getmad.today/blog/2018/12/review-of-workers-compensation-board-schedule-loss-of-use-frequently-asked-questions-and-new-permanency-forms/">compensation due the employee for his loss</a> of hearing caused by all of his employments in which he was exposed to harmful noise.”(<u>Woodruff v Goulds Pumps/ITT Indus</u>., 18 A.D.3d 1063 [2005]).</em>