In the absence of a heat stress standard by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), New Jersey is seeking to adopt one for the protection of workers against heat-related illnesses. Bill A-5022, which...more
Since the holidays and the start of the new year, there have been no new New Jersey appellate decisions in workers’ compensation. Below are some of the more notable pending New Jersey workers’ compensation bills in the...more
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Rodrigues v. Shelbourne Spring, LLC, No. A-39-23 (December 12, 2024) - In a unanimous decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court found Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company had no duty to defend the employer, SIR Electric LLC....more
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Amato v. Twp. of Ocean Sch. Dist., No. A-2542-23 & A-2543-23 (November 25, 2024, approved for publication) - The petitioner filed a dependency claim in which he alleged the decedent (his wife) contracted COVID-19 during the...more
Hudson Reg’l Hosp. v. New Hampshire Ins. Co., No. A-0978-21 (Nov. 16, 2023) - Hudson Regional Hospital, located in Secaucus, New Jersey, provided treatment to five New York residents for injuries sustained in New York while...more
On July 20, 2023, the Governor of New Jersey signed A4832 / S3309 into law. This raises the maximum workers’ compensation fees for evaluating physicians and expands circumstances for which physicians’ legal fees are...more