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Court Rules Myocardial Infarction at Work a Work Injury for Israeli Factory Employee
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in Russian, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By Томер Адони
First reported by Ice · 6 hours ago
What happened
An Israeli court has ruled that a factory worker's heart attack, triggered by severe emotional distress at work, is a compensable work injury. The ruling acknowledges the causal link despite the employee's pre-existing health risks.
- 01Court recognizes heart attack as work injury for Israeli factory employee.
- 02Emotional distress from work news linked to myocardial infarction.
- 03Bituah Leumi's objections were overruled by the court.
- 04Employee is eligible for compensation from National Insurance Institute.
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