Join New Jersey workers' compensation partners Jeffrey Newby and John Kutner for an informative webinar as they delve into the significant cases that shaped New Jersey's workers' compensation landscape in 2023 and their...more
Join us for an informative webinar with our workers' compensation attorneys as we delve into the dynamic landscape of medical marijuana and its implications in workers' compensation claims in four key states: New Jersey,...more
7/14/2023
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In what amounts to maybe the most significant move from the federal government concerning marijuana, the President recently pardoned all those convicted under federal law for simple marijuana possession. In addition, the...more
Both employers and workers' compensation carriers have many questions around the legal implications of marijuana in the workplace. On Wednesday, September 21, Weber Gallagher attorneys John Kutner and Preeya Bansal will...more
Pursuant to a release issued by the New Jersey State’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission, as of April 21, 2022, the sale of recreational marijuana has begun. The state gave authorization to 13 retail dispensaries to conduct...more
The New Jersey State Assembly on March 8, 2022, introduced A3511 that would require workers’ compensation carriers, private health, and personal injury protection (PIP) insurance to cover the cost of medical marijuana. This...more
On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, the United States Supreme Court requested the Solicitor General submit an amicus brief on the issue of whether a workers’ compensation carrier paying for the cost of an injured workers’ medical...more
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, that M&K Construction must reimburse an employee, Vincent Hager, for the cost of his medical marijuana in his workers’ compensation case, upholding the lower...more
John C. Kutner and Scott Wilson discuss medical marijuana and opiates as it pertains to workers' compensation claims. John and Scott look at the different reasons why medicinal marijuana and opiates might be prescribed, how a...more