The New Jersey Assembly is now advancing a bill that would make it easier for frontline employees who contract COVID-19 to obtain workers' compensation benefits. New Jersey was one of the hardest-hit states by the COVID-19 pandemic. Legislation A3999 would provide relief for essential workers who have contracted [...]
New Jersey continues its reopening plans and workers are being asked to return to work. Some employees are being asked to sign a liability waiver stating their employer cannot be held responsible should they contract COVID-19 while on the job. How does this affect your right to workers' [...]
New Jersey State Senate passes S-2476 – Cost of Living Adjustment in Workers' Compensation to Dependents of Essential Workers Who Died of COVID-19. Bill S-2476 passed the Senate by a vote of 38-1 Monday, June 15th, 2020. The bill, sponsored by Sens. Troy Singleton, D-7th District, and Dawn [...]
The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) recently released a report showing some 2/3 of Workers' Compensation payments were incorrect. The report sampled reports and payments through the Workers' Compensation program from 2012 through 2015. It detailed how many incidents had no follow-up or repeat violations from single [...]
There is a good deal of contention around Senate bill S-2380. The bill, S-2380, would assume that essential workers who contracted COVID-19 got the virus as part of the scope of their employment. Advocates of the bill such as New Jersey Citizen Action (NJCA) applaud the bill which [...]
The principal factor that drives most personal injury cases is the concept of negligence. Proving negligence means you must demonstrate that a business or individual did not exercise responsibility under certain circumstances. The plaintiff in an injury case typically argues that they would not have suffered harm had [...]
With the rapid spread of COVID-19 throughout New Jersey, many employees have questions about possible exposure at work. Is COVID-19 and the health problems caused by the virus considered compensable under New Jersey Workers’ Compensation law? Proving Where You Contracted COVID-19 Pursuant to NJSA 34:15-31, occupational disease includes all diseases [...]
New Jersey lawmakers moved forward with two bills related to medical marijuana in the Garden State. The first bill (A377) would bring protections to cannabis companies who produce marijuana and marijuana-related products. The bill would protect these companies and their employees from retaliation by local and state governments. [...]
Phil Murphy, New Jersey's governor, signed into law the "hand and foot" bill, which effectively increased workers' compensation benefits for injuries causing loss of function to the hands and feet. The goal of this legislation was to provide injured workers greater compensation by increasing the number of weeks [...]
A recent decision by the NJ Superior Court, Appellate Division, entitled Hager v. MK Construction, has caused quite a stir and could have lasting impact on future matters involving the use of medical marijuana. In this case, the NJ appellate division ruled that an employer was required to [...]
