A claim for occupational hearing loss due to excessive noise levels may be filed six months after separation from the employment in which the employee was exposed to excessive noise levels. The date of the injury shall be the date of occurrence of any one of the following events:
1. Transfer from excessive noise level employment by an employer.
2. Retirement.
3. Termination of the employer-employee relationship.
The date of injury for a layoff which continues for a period longer than one year shall be six months after the date of the layoff. However, the date of the injury for any loss of hearing incurred prior to January 1, 1981 shall not be earlier than the occurrence of any one of the above events.
[C81, § 85B.8]
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