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The Predicted Active Hurricane Season Stirs Trouble

Workers' Compensation

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. Disclaimer Download Adobe Reader

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NJ Raises Workers' Comp Attorney Fee Cap to 25%

Workers' Compensation

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. Disclaimer Download Adobe Reader Recommended Citation : Gelman, Jon L., All rights reserved.

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Preparing for the Next Epidemic of Occupational Disease

Workers' Compensation

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. Disclaimer Download Adobe Reader Live Updates …. All rights reserved.

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New EPA Rule Will Lighten the Burden of Proving an Asbestos-Related Disease Claim

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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. Disclaimer Download Adobe Reader All rights reserved.

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Bill Proposes to Increase Benefits for Some Injured Workers and Dependents

Workers' Compensation

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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NJ Expands Compensation Benefits for First Responders

Workers' Compensation

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.” Disclaimer Download Adobe Reader All rights reserved.

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Toxic Flight Attendant Uniforms Result in a $1.1 Million Verdict

Workers' Compensation

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).