On March 4, 2022, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 292 that ended the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency as of March 7, 2022. This is the same Public Health Emergency that was reinstated back on January 11, 2022, when...more
The Workers’ Compensation bar received some welcome news on February 14, 2022, when Director and Chief Judge of Compensation, the Honorable Russell Wojtenko, Jr. issued a Notice to the Bar that the Court facilities will be...more
On January 11, 2022, New Jersey Governor Murphy reinstated the Public Health Emergency that was previously terminated in June 2021 in response to the spread of COVID-19 throughout the state....more
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
On June 2, 2021, and on June 25, 2021, we reported on Senate Bill 2998 (Companion bill to A2617) which sought to amend the Workers' Compensation Statute as it involved individuals who sustained work-related injuries and are...more
As reported on June 2, 2021, the New Jersey State Senate was to vote on S 2998, which would have given a worker who sustained a work-related injury a hiring preference once they have reached maximum medical improvement. The...more
On June 3, 2021, the New Jersey State Senate is scheduled to vote on a significant piece of legislation that involves a change in the workers' compensation statute, and, perhaps, employment law in general. The change involves...more
On March 1, 2021, both houses of the New Jersey state legislature voted to approve Senate Bill 2476, which provides supplemental Workers' Compensation dependency benefits for dependents of essential employees who die from the...more
The recent introduction of Senate Bill 3375 by Senator Troy Singleton, District 7 (Burlington County) has alarmed many in the workers compensation insurance industry as a death knell to the respondent’s right to direct...more