Judge Rejects Settlement Because She Didn't Hear Live Testimony From Worker

The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division upheld a decision by a workers’ compensation judge to deny approval of a proposed settlement without live testimony from the injured worker. Case: Gonzalez v. New Jersey Transit Corp., No. A-1408-22, 08/21/2023, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Jose Gonzalez worked for New Jersey Transit Corp. as a bus driver. He slipped and fell while walking from a convenience store to his bus in January 2016. Gonzalez filed a workers’ compensation claim seeking benefits. NJT admitted that he had fallen, but it did no...