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Another Hurdle to Prove an Occupational Disease Claim

Workers' Compensation

The admissibility of scientific evidence has perennially been a controversial issue in workerscompensation hearings. State Requirements New Jersey follows a guideline for the admission and reliance upon scientific evidence in occupational disease workers' compensation cases. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,

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Innovation is Necessary to Meet the Challenge of COVID in 2022

Workers' Compensation

Background The workerscompensation 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 workerscompensation of the early 1900s.

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Workers’ compensation Insurance Arrangements: Does the model make a difference? Part 2

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

[For the first part of this discussion, see “WorkersCompensation Insurance Arrangements: Does the model make a difference? Part 1” at [link] or [link] ] In my previous post, I described the range of public policy insurance arrangements governments use in the workerscompensation insurance market.