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Rest and Meal Break Workplace Injury

Marshall Dennehey

Appellate Division Finds That Paid Status During a Break Does Not Mandate Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Affirmed the...

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Latshaw v. Lakewood Twp. Police Dep’t, No. A-3702-21 (Mar. 25, 2024) - The petitioner appealed the dismissal of her workers’ compensation claim. She was working for the respondent as a dispatcher, and on her meal break in...more

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Injuries During A Paid Travel Time Lunch Break Are Deemed Non-Compensable

On March 25, 2024, in an unpublished decision, the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division rendered a decision that provided clarity with respect to the analysis of an off-premises lunchtime injury. In Latschaw v....more

McAfee & Taft

Are off-site injuries covered by workers’ comp in Oklahoma? It depends.

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Over the years there has been a steady stream of cases involving employees who have filed workers’ compensation claims after being injured away from the employer’s premises. Sometimes it was difficult to determine whether the...more

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Beat the Summer Heat: Vacation, Heat-Related Illness, Company-Sponsored Events

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Summer is just getting started, and with it come special circumstances California employers should keep in mind. Vacations, hot weather, and company-sponsored events are among the summertime activities that...more

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California Legislative Update: Heading Into The 2016 Session's Final Month

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The California Legislature will return from its July recess on August 1, and will devote that month to final consideration of legislation for 2016. The session has entered a somewhat anticlimactic stage for employment...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - June 2016

OSHA's Electronic Submission Rule Finalized - Why it matters - Three years in the making, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) finalized a new rule mandating the electronic submission of injury...more

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