Industry Insights
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Gelman: Top N.J. Workers' Compensation Decisions of 2019 | 12/17/2019 | |
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| By: Jon L. Gelman | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| It has been an active 2019 for workers’ compensation decisions in New Jersey. There have been two New Jersey Supreme Court opinions and three reported Appellate Court opinions that are noteworthy. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Avoiding Compensable Holiday Party Accidents | 12/13/2019 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We are in holiday season. John H. Ge...Read More | |||
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Gill: Is it QMEs' Responsibility to Determine Whether Their Training Allows Evaluation? | 12/09/2019 | |
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| By: Jaskaran S. Gill | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| We have all learned the importance of obtaining a qualified medical examiner in a desirable specialty before an applicant's attorney seeks a more liberal panel in chiropractic medicine or other less desirable specialty. However, occasionally, the applicant’s counsel is able to win the d...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Requirements of New Supplemental Benefits Law for Dependents of Public Safety Workers | 11/18/2019 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Effective June 17, 2019, N.J.S.A 34:15-95.6 became law in New Jersey. This law applies to dependents of public safety workers, who are defined as officers of a paid, partially paid or volunteer fire or police department, force, company or district, including the State Police or a first ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Company's 'Fun Day' Was Not a Work Event | 11/11/2019 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Any decision from the Appellate Division on recreational or social activities is welcome precisely because there have been so few decisions since the 1979 Amendments. The case of ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Counsel's Failure to Comply With Rules Leads to Order for Petitioner | 11/06/2019 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Motions for medical and temporary disability benefits are urgent matters that are treated as such by judges of compensation. Because injured workers are not receiving benefits, motions for medical and temporary disability benefits require all parties to work swiftly to prepare for court hear...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: AB 749 and 'No Rehire' Provisions | 11/05/2019 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Here’s something you may or may not have heard of, but that I’ve been getting several inquiries about: Assembly Bill 749. ...Read More | |||
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Geaney: Med Center Not Responsible for Injury to Nurse in Public Street | 10/25/2019 | |
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| By: John H. Geaney | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| In an important decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division decided on Oct. 16 that a nurse who was walking from work premises to a parking lot following her shift at Jersey City Medical Center/Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health was not in the course of employment when she was struck by a m...Read More | |||
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Grinberg: Evolving Mechanism of Injury Opens Door for Defense | 10/07/2019 | |
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| By: Gregory Grinberg | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Have you heard the case of Ndiawar Diop? ...Read More | |||
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Gunn: Identifying and Dealing With Fraud in Your Comp Program | 08/20/2019 | |
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| By: Stacey Gunn | |||
| State: CA | Segment: Top | 0 | |||
| Workers' compensation fraud costs employers hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. Fraudulent claims create both a financial and administrative burden for employers, as well as create additional hardship for injured workers with legitimate claims. ...Read More | |||
