Employer Liability Issues, Workplace Injury, Parking Lots

Employers’ Immunity From Suit and the Exclusivity of the Workers’ Compensation Statute Once Again Upheld by the Courts

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &... on 5/12/2025

In the Superior Court Decision of Faisal Jameel v. Dember HMS Hospitals and Bayshore Community Hospital (decided April 28, 2025), the Superior Court was faced with the issue of whether an employee who died as a result of...more

New Jersey Supreme Court Finds Compensability in Parking Lot Case Dismissing the Employer’s Liability in the Third Party Action

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &... on 1/21/2022

On January 18, 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court rectified a decision of the Appellate Division and found the injuries sustained in a parking lot owned and controlled by the employer were indeed compensable. In Diane Lapsley...more

NJ Legislature Proposes to Expand Parking Lot Liability in Workers’ Compensation

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &... on 12/14/2021

In response to a New Jersey Supreme Court decision finding that an employee who was injured while walking from a parking lot two blocks from the physical place of employment was not in the course of the employment, the NJ...more

Potential Major Impact on Workers’ Compensation as Senate Passes Bill to Expand Parking Lot Coverage

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &... on 1/22/2021

On January 11, 2021, the New Jersey Senate passed a bill to expand workers’ compensation benefits involving parking lot cases. This bill, not yet passed into law, could have a major impact on future workers' compensation...more

Employer Liability Issues › Workplace Injury › Parking Lots

Employers’ Immunity From Suit and the Exclusivity of the Workers’ Compensation Statute Once Again Upheld by the Courts

New Jersey Supreme Court Finds Compensability in Parking Lot Case Dismissing the Employer’s Liability in the Third Party Action

NJ Legislature Proposes to Expand Parking Lot Liability in Workers’ Compensation

Potential Major Impact on Workers’ Compensation as Senate Passes Bill to Expand Parking Lot Coverage

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