Workers' Compensation

JULY 10, 2024

An active hurricane season can significantly impact the workers' compensation system in terms of claims and losses. Geographic considerations: Coastal areas and regions more prone to hurricane impacts will likely see greater effects on their workers' compensation systems. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L.,

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 19, 2022

The workers’ compensation system nationally has been challenged over the last two plus years of the COVID Pandemic. The multi-state administered workers’ compensation program is based on a litigious patchwork of state programs with varying degrees of eligibility, procedures, and benefits. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L.,

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Florida Workers' Comp

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Bob Wilson moderates a panel like few others, which has led to his perennial feature role of the Southern Association of Workers' Compensation Administrators ( SAWCA ) and "Things that make Bob go Hmmm?" Delays in care are increasingly lamented in workers' compensation and the issue is challenging. to 11:30 a.m. MODERATOR: Hon.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 21, 2022

The petitioner further argued that Minnesota’s workers’ compensation system does not facilitate access to marijuana. Injured workers may obtain it with or without workers’ compensation coverage. A SCOTUS decision on the merits may result in further restrictions of the government’s Commerce Clause authority.

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Despite the long legacy of severe and fatal claims, including lung cancer and mesothelioma, brought within the workers’ compensation system, the substance is still being used in products, and exposure continues from asbestos already in place in occupational settings. Gelman, Jon L.,

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 24, 2024

The change reflects New Jersey's ongoing efforts to adapt its workers' compensation system to modern realities, ensuring that injured employees have access to skilled legal representation when they need it. Recommended Citation : Gelman, Jon L., NJ Raises Workers' Comp Attorney Fee Cap to 25%, www.gelmans.com (08/24/2024).

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 29, 2022

Industry originally proposed the summary workers' compensation system over a century ago to avoid uncapped monetary damages from liability claims. Another Hurdle for an Occupational Disease Claim, Workers' Compensation Blog Jan. See the Rulemaking Docket. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L.,

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InterWest Insurance Services

AUGUST 17, 2022

Employers whose annual premiums exceed $9,200 in annual premiums need to start paying closer attention to their workers’ compensation policies and safety practices. Under California’s workers’ compensation system rules, starting Sept.

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Implications for the Industry: The NCCI's study highlights the substantial financial impact of mega claims on the workers' compensation system. For over five decades, the Law Offices of Jon Gelman 1.973.696.7900 jon@gelmans.com has represented injured workers and their families who have suffered occupational illnesses and diseases.

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Florida Workers' Comp

JANUARY 11, 2024

The Workers' Compensation Institute described the award: it "was created “to recognize those who had performed outstanding and selfless service in advancing the philosophy and practice of the workers’ compensation system.” I strive not to repeat (reprint) information on this blog. WCI Newsletter (May 2012).

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Workers' Compensation

APRIL 5, 2023

Workers' compensation attorneys represent injured workers in their claims against their employers or their employers' insurance companies. They help injured workers navigate the complex workers' compensation system and fight for the benefits they are entitled to.

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Workers' Compensation

MAY 31, 2022

The petitioner further argues that Minnesota’s workers’ compensation system does not facilitate access to marijuana. Injured workers may obtain it with or without workers’ compensation coverage. A SCOTUS decision on the merits may result in further restrictions of the government’s Commerce Clause authority.

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Workers' Compensation

OCTOBER 26, 2023

This standard would reduce occupational exposure to SARS-COV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, influenza viruses, and other pathogens that cause major personal and economic damage yearly and impact the workers' compensation system. Live Updates …. Preparing for the Next Epidemic of Occupational Disease , www.

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Vocational rehabilitation: If a firefighter cannot return to their previous role, workers' compensation can assist with retraining and job placement. Navigating the Workers' Compensation System While workers' compensation is intended to be a safety net, navigating the system can be complex.

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

These issues should not deter the advance of innovative AI in the workers’ compensation process. The advance of AI will undoubtedly provide more efficiency and cost savings, resulting in monumental benefits for the compensation system. ….

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Workers' Compensation

MAY 30, 2022

The “exclusivity doctrine,” permitting a complete recovery of damages against an employer, limits an injured worker’s benefit recovery to the compensation system, barring an intentional tort. Dual Employment Status Bars Double Recovery , Workers' Compensation Blog, May 30, 2022), Related Articles: What is our COVID-19 Future?

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Workers' Compensation

APRIL 5, 2022

The workers’ compensation system has been plagued by an epidemic of industrial illness, including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma, flowing from exposure to asbestos fiber in the workplace. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L.,

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Florida Workers' Comp

JULY 28, 2022

I have heard from lawyers for years regarding their perceptions of the Florida workers' compensation system, and those who run it. Their many thoughts and the promise of constructive feedback led to the implementation of the annual joint survey implemented by the OJCC and The Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section.

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 5, 2022

Background The workers’ compensation system faces an enormous challenge in 2022 as the novel consequences of the most recent surge of SARS-CoV-2 infection engulf the nation. Innovation is Necessary to Meet the Challenge of COVID in 2022, Workers' Compensation Blog (Jan. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L.,

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 14, 2023

As of now, the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse in New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system remains unacceptably high.” Blog: Workers ' Compensation LinkedIn: JonGelman LinkedIn Group: Injured Workers Law & Advocacy Group Author: "Workers' Compensation Law" West-Thomson-Reuters Mastodon: @gelman@mstdn.social

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 17, 2024

To avoid an abrupt fiscal impact on the workers' compensation system, the bill provides that one-third of the supplemental benefit rate be paid during the first year (fiscal year 2026), two-thirds of the rate be paid during the second year (fiscal year 2027), and the full amount be paid during the third year (fiscal year 2028) and subsequent years.

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 17, 2024

If they suffer health emergencies of their own due to the dangers of their jobs, the responders and their families deserve the compensation they have earned. This law will bring more fairness to the workers compensation system.”

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Workers' Compensation

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The verdict in the American Airlines flight attendants highlights another potential emerging wave in the workers’ compensation system. … Gelman of Wayne, NJ, is the author of NJ Workers’ Compensation Law (West-Thomson-Reuters) and co-author of the national treatise Modern Workers’ Compensation Law (West-Thomson-Reuters).

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 24, 2023

The legislative intent of the NJ Workers’ Compensation Act requires that the settlement of workers’ claims is fair and just under all circumstances. While the compensation system is a summary administrative proceeding, the overriding goal of the industrial benefit program is to provide a fair and just resolution of claims. ….

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 15, 2022

A major disrupters in the workers’ compensation system is hurricanes. Workers’ compensation benefits are available to injured workers due to the consequences of hurricanes, including injuries from flooding and wind. Now is the time to prepare for such events. The 2022 Season is still predicted to be an abnormally high season.

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

For now, as in the past, the workers’ compensation system will assume the role of the decision-maker in this ongoing argument over safety in the workplace. …. Gelman of Wayne, NJ, is the author o f NJ Workers’ Compensation Law (Thomson-Reuters) and co-author of the national treatise Modern Workers’ Compensation Law (Thomson-Reuters).

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JGA Recruitment

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Instead of treating the symptoms, companies must treat the disease by zeroing in on the fundamental causes of pay disparities and designing compensation systems that are built on fairness and equality. Regular pay reviews are crucial, but they’re just the beginning.

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Achievers

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Rebuild compensation systems. Rebuild your compensation systems to support this philosophical change. We consistently increased the base pay rates and built a bonus system to replace the overtime. The post Balancing Life and Work: How to Support Your Employees appeared first on Engage Blog.

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 3, 2022

While the workers’ compensation system is remedial social legislation crafted over a century ago, it does not provide sufficient economic incentive to make the workplace safer and offer adequate damages to make the worker and his dependents whole from the loss created by an unsafe workplace.

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Empuls

JANUARY 9, 2025

In this blog, we'll talk about the benefits of bonus programs, the types of incentives you can offer, and key aspects to keep in mind while designing an employee bonus program. Solution In a strategic move to revamp their compensation system, Sage Software partnered with PayScale (formerly CURO) in 2020.

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Empuls

JUNE 21, 2024

This blog will cover the significance of retirement rewards and benefits by accentuating the impacts the big whizzes had with their defined benefits.  Compared to this, the retirees, 75% in exact, have showcased confidence in their retirement finances.   What are retirement rewards?

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Stakeholders Face Challenges The numerous stakeholders of the workers’ compensation system have been repeatedly faced with episodes of increased infectious disease, and little has been done to take the necessary precautions against the hazardous consequences. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L., and Sutherland, Andrew D.

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 24, 2024

As workers continue to contract COVID-19, the consequences of Long COVID-19 remain a growing health and economic crisis for the workers’ compensation system. Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Long COVID , www. 9 The COVID pandemic is far from over. Related: Gelman, Jon L., gelmans.com (2024).

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

[See [link] ] Progress towards improving compensation for workers was noted; so were the many gaps and shortfalls in the present landscape of state workers’ compensation laws. US workers’ compensation benefits generally lag those provided under the Canadian provincial and Australian state workers’ compensation systems.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 4, 2021

In the accompanying slides and in some responses, I provide additional references as a starting point for understanding and comparing initial workers’ compensation. All workers’ compensation systems pay the same rate for lost wages…right? I cover this in previous blog posts. Each plan should be examined on its own.

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 8, 2023

The limited resources of state-based workers’ compensation systems are too fiscally restrictive to embrace the long-term treatment and disability benefits that will emerge from successive infectious disease outbreaks. Federal efforts are expanding to provide necessary research and treatment protocol resources.

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Attorneys can help workers navigate the complex workers' compensation system and ensure they receive all their entitlements. This study suggests employers can reduce workers' compensation costs by advising injured workers to seek legal representation. What does this mean for employers?

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