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What Do You Think: Did Excavator Operator who Went Unconscious Hit Head in Course of Employment?
What Do You Think: Did Excavator Operator who Went Unconscious Hit Head in Course of Employment?

Howell Township, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com)–What if an employee is working and suddenly goes unconscious? Can he establish a viable workers’ compensation claim for an injury that he believes occurred when he was insensible? That was the […]
N.J. Nurse Fails to Demonstrate Workers’ Comp Retaliation after Absence-Fueled Termination
N.J. Nurse Fails to Demonstrate Workers’ Comp Retaliation after Absence-Fueled Termination

Montclair, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Terminating a worker right around the same time she engages in workers' compensation activity could raise the potential for a retaliation claim. But as was the case in Wong v. Clara […]
What’s a ‘Section 20’ Settlement in N.J.?
What’s a ‘Section 20’ Settlement in N.J.?

Newark, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In case in your quest to expand your knowledge of New Jersey workers' compensation law you come across a court referring to a "Section 20" settlement, we've put together a handy […]
N.J. Medical Fees Increased and Expanded
N.J. Medical Fees Increased and Expanded

NJ Governor Murphy has signed legislation that establishes parity in workers’ compensation fees between evaluating physicians of claimants for a written opinion regarding the need for medical treatment or providing an estimation of permanent disability.  […]
N.J. Top Court Upholds $861K Award for Worker with Crushed, Amputated Foot
N.J. Top Court Upholds $861K Award for Worker with Crushed, Amputated Foot

Newark, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When workers sue someone after getting hurt on the job, tricky legal questions sometimes pop up, particularly if it's unclear who employed whom in a negligence context. Such was the case […]
NJ Targets Rampant Misclassification of Drywall Workers
NJ Targets Rampant Misclassification of Drywall Workers

In its second strategic enforcement initiative, focusing on the drywall industry, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) reached a first-of-its-kind enhanced compliance agreement with Donald Drywall, L.L.C. of Lakewood after investigators […]
N.J. Worker’s Case Offers no Basis for Federal Jurisdiction
N.J. Worker’s Case Offers no Basis for Federal Jurisdiction

Jersey City, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- You don't have to make a federal case out of it, and if you're looking for some kind of relief under state workers' compensation law, you probably can't. As a […]
The Case for Increased Counsel Fees
The Case for Increased Counsel Fees

By Jon L. Gelman Courtesy of Workers Compensation Long overdue legislation has been introduced in the NJ Assembly to increase workers' compensation counsel's fees for petitioner's/claimant's attorneys. The workers' compensation law field has historically been […]