Workers' Compensation

JUNE 17, 2024

Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia filed the legislation to institute additional workers' compensation supplemental benefits on June 13, 2024, and Assemblyman Inganamort co-sponsored it. Bill does not affect existing offsets between workers' compensation and Social Security disability benefits.

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 14, 2023

A report released today by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) finds that the agency that manages workers’ compensation claims filed by state employees failed to remedy deficiencies identified three years ago. As of now, the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse in New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system remains unacceptably high.”

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 12, 2022

The workers’ compensation system works because there is certainty in the amount and type of benefits available. Clinical trials have been slow in moving forward, and the formal approval system has stagnated. Waiting for a Treatment for Long COVID Creates Uncertainty , Workers' Compensation Blog, Aug.

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 10, 2024

An active hurricane season can significantly impact the workers' compensation system in terms of claims and losses. Construction and utility workers face higher risks during the rebuilding phases. Premium impacts: Increased losses may lead to higher workers' compensation premiums in affected areas in subsequent years.

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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. How it affects your premium.

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The rule will help to ensure that the EPA has the information it needs to track asbestos use and to protect workers and the public from asbestos exposure. Gelman of Wayne, NJ, is the author of NJ Workers’ Compensation Law (Thomson-Reuters) and co-author of the national treatise Modern Workers’ Compensation Law (Thomson-Reuters).

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Florida Workers' Comp

JANUARY 11, 2024

In 2018 Forum Recap and Professionalism (April 2018) ; 2015 Frierson-Colling Professionalism Award (2015), I had the chance to discuss professionalism and The Florida Bar Workers' Compensation Section's efforts to recognize it in their members. Myers who was a legend in Florida workers' compensation before my time.

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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.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 21, 2022

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) declined to review the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision prohibiting reimbursement of medical marijuana costs in a workers’ compensation claim. Therefore, the individual States will remain the authority on whether reimbursement for medical marijuana will be permitted in a workers' compensation claim.

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) recently released a comprehensive study examining "mega claims" in workers' compensation insurance. of all workers' compensation claims fall into the "mega claim" category, they account for over 2% of total loss dollars, exceeding $1 billion annually.

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 29, 2022

The admissibility of scientific evidence has perennially been a controversial issue in workers’ compensation hearings. State Requirements New Jersey follows a guideline for the admission and reliance upon scientific evidence in occupational disease workers' compensation cases. See the Rulemaking Docket.

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Workers' Compensation

APRIL 5, 2023

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 considered a legal specialty that needs to be improved in the quality of representation available to injured workers.

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 22, 2024

This raises crucial questions about worker safety and the availability of adequate workers' compensation benefits. Workers' Compensation: A Crucial Safety Net Workers' compensation is a vital insurance system that provides financial and medical support to injured employees.

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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. A worker was hired by a general staffing agency, New York Mutual, Inc. Workers' Compensation Law § 7.7 (3d

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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

MAY 31, 2022

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) is scheduled to conference the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision prohibiting reimbursement of medical marijuana costs in a workers’ compensation claim. The petitioner further argues that Minnesota’s workers’ compensation system does not facilitate access to marijuana. 801 et seq.,

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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

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. Occupational Exposure as a Claim Occupational exposure claims were not initially included in the model workers’ compensation of the early 1900s.

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Workers' Compensation

APRIL 5, 2022

For decades workers and bystanders have been exposed to asbestos fiber and have tragically suffered asbestos-related diseases and death flowing from exposure to asbestos fiber. The EPA has proposed its first-ever risk management rule under the 2016 Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act. Recommended Citation: Gelman, Jon L.,

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 17, 2024

NJ Governor Phil Murphy signed A-5909/S-4267 , which revises workers' compensation coverage for certain injuries to certain volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel. This law will bring more fairness to the workers compensation system.” Recommended Citation: G elman, Jon L.,

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Workers' Compensation

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

While workers’ compensation benefits may have been a primary recovery for damages, historically, they are insufficient to compensate victims. Workers’ compensation is a statutory remedy based on capped awards calculated on the wages in effect at the time of the exposure.

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 24, 2023

A cornerstone of the NJ Workers’ Compensation Act [WCA] is that the Division of Workers’ Compensation [DWC] is mandated to oversee the settlement of accident or injury claims. Payments made under Section 20 may be considered payments of workers’ compensation for insurance rating purposes only. 2d 693 (A.D.1953).

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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.

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 3, 2022

An asbestos manufacturer or supplier that places inadequate warnings on asbestos bags used in the workplace has a duty to warn the worker, regardless of whether it provides the employer with the correct information, which is reasonably intended to reach its employees. Adequate warnings provide workers with a choice. 34:15-7 to -35.22.”

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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. Modern workers need room to breathe. Regular pay reviews are crucial, but they’re just the beginning.

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Achievers

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Continuing to the present day, workers have been indoctrinated into the tradition of demonstrating their commitment through the length of time spent at work. The overtime system rewards but one master: working longer. Companies should reward workers for finding ways to accomplish the necessary tasks in less time, not more.

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Empuls

JUNE 21, 2024

Moreover, 56% of the workers participated in the plans. The research also revealed that up to 77% of workers with access to employer-sponsored benefits, chose to participate in the program, increasing the take-up rate. 73 percent of civilian workers had access to retirement benefits in 2023.   Citations  1.

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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. It's a one-time payment that helps attract good workers and makes new employees feel welcome and appreciated from the start.

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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. Confusion has been left to rein unabated.

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 24, 2024

Long COVID continues to impact the lives of US workers. For some, the change in job status can affect health insurance and workers’ compensation benefits, which can further treatment options. Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Long COVID , www. Millions of Americans live with long COVID and its many symptoms.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Workers’ compensation “reforms” are typically focused on reducing employer costs. Enacted reforms often result in restrictions that limit rather than enhance benefits to workers. Sadly, even the minimum levels recommended by that report are often missing from current workers’ compensation statutes.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 4, 2021

Work-related injury not only physical and mental pain, but any resulting disability also raises immediate questions Injured workers and family members often turn to their human resource (HR) and disability management (DM) professionals to provide guidance on workers’ compensation issues. California) to seven days (e.g.,

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Workers' Compensation

AUGUST 8, 2023

While state benefit systems such as workers’ compensation have made an admirable attempt in many jurisdictions to provide benefits, a significant gap and non-uniform delivery of benefits continue to exist among jurisdictions. The legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic persists.

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A recent study about the impact of legal representation on workers' compensation benefits found that having an attorney representing an injured worker increases benefits. The report discusses the causal effect of attorney involvement on the indemnity benefits workers receive after their injuries. ORDER NOW. *

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Workers' Compensation

JANUARY 8, 2025

Key Legal Issues: Workers' Compensation Exclusivity Rule: This rule generally bars employees from suing their employers for workplace injuries covered by workers' compensation. The purpose is to provide a swift and certain system for compensating injured workers while limiting employer liability for retaliatory firing.

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Workers' Compensation

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

9/28/2024 Bird Flu Strikes Colorado Poultry Workers: CDC Confirms 7/28/2024 Is the workers' compensation system ready for the COVID-19 [coronavirus] virus? Related Articles: Bird Flu: Is Human-to-Human Spread Taking Flight? When Skeptics Lead: The Next Pandemic Challenge, www.gelmans.com (11/27/2024) [link].

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