MILAN — A longtime Telecom Italia employee has been awarded monthly social security payments after a court found that his brain tumour was caused by improper use of a company-issued cellphone. Related“The norms say intense use is one hour a day,” Romeo told Sky TG24. “I went well beyond the limits.”Romeo sued the state social security agency, not Telecom Italia, where he still works. Under the ruling, Romeo will receive between 6,000 and 7,000 euros ($6,000-$7,500) a year, Bertone said. In the earlier case, the trial court denied the claim, but Italy’s highest court accepted a link between excessive cellphone use and the manager’s tumour.

Source: National Post April 21, 2017 19:07 UTC