An Overview of Recent Decisions, Demonstrating the Board’s Continuing Attitude Toward 114-a -
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WCL 114-a gives the Board authority to disqualify a claimant from receipt of lost time benefits, “[i]f for...more
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There’s been a significant increase the last month in Section 32 Agreements disapproved, or to which revisions have been demanded, due to a general release or resignation attendant to same. Until...more
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As of September 2020, New Jersey law created a “rebuttable presumption” that COVID-19 is work-related and fully compensable for the purposes of workers’ compensation—assuming the petitioner is an essential...more
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The NY Workers’ Compensation Board has announced that new Medical Treatment Guidelines—including new Guidelines covering Eye Disorders—become effective on May 2, 2022.
The extensive Eye Disorder...more