New Law Means Insurers Must Provide Dependents' Info, Supplement Benefits Amounts

The director and chief judge of the New Jersey Division of Workers' Compensation is reminding attorneys, insurance carriers and self-insured employers that new laws bring new responsibilities. Gov. Phil Murphy this year signed into law Senate Bill 1967, which authorizes supplemental death benefits for public safety workers, payable through the state's Second Injury Fund. DWC Director Russell Wojtenko said in a notice posted Tuesday that insurers responsible for death benefits should provide information to the division's Office of Special Compensation Funds. The information sh...