What's the Tea in L&E? Injury or Disability: What's the Difference?
The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Caselaw Updates
The Risk Roundtable: Pre-Existing Conditions and Abdullah Credits in New Jersey Workers' Compensation
The Chartwell Chronicles: Permanent Disability
Legislative Update: Cannabis, COVID-19, COMAR and More
Settlement and Mediation Strategy
Maryland Case Law Update During the Pandemic
Mitigating Medical Exposure
Mitigating Indemnity Exposure
Elements and Defenses to Claim Petitions
Current Hot Topics in Workers' Compensation in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia
The Course and Scope of Employment
Slippery When Wet: Parking Lot and Sidewalk Workers' Compensation To Pay or Not to Pay
How to Properly Use the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Bureau Forms
An Overview of South Carolina Workers' Compensation
An Overview of New Jersey Workers' Compensation
An Overview of Massachusetts Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation Academy: 2020: A Unique Year in Many Ways Including Changes in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation
Workers' Compensation Academy: Requests by Defense Counsel – A Defense Analysis of Materials Needed from Carriers and Clients for NJ Workers' Compensation Claims
Workers' Compensation Academy: Exclusivity Provisions of the PA Workers’ Compensation Act
What’s the Tea in L&E is a video series focused on the latest trends and updates in labor and employment law. Warmer weather and frequent outdoor activities often result in increased injuries. In this short video, Woods...more
Key Takeaways - The New York Third Department for the first time found no coverage on the part of Professional Employer Organizations for a non-leased employee Professional Employer Organizations must continue to provide...more
Chartwell Law's Adam T. Devine, Esq. and Jason D. Lewis, Esq. present this informative webinar addressing the fundamentals of New York workers’ compensation and cover: • The claims process including initiation of a claim and...more
In a recent case which is helpful to the defense bar, County of Santa Clara v. WCAB (Justice), the 6th District Court of Appeal in California limited the scope of the findings in the 2nd District Court’s previous holding in...more
Undocumented workers in Virginia are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits but not to the same extent as workers who are legally eligible to work in the United States. This concept is commonly misunderstood by workers,...more
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently ruled that an employer cannot use a Compromise and Release Agreement (C&R) settling a Workers’ Compensation claim to avoid making payments to a medical care provider who rendered...more
Picture this. You have just settled a problem workers’ compensation case and you or your carrier have disbursed settlement checks totaling $100,000 in exchange for a full and complete compromise and release of “any and all...more
A largely sedentary/stationary workforce is a luxury in the world of Workers’ Compensation law because the idea of a disabling work injury, or a nagging, high cost medical recovery period, seems to be a remote possibility. ...more
With the new year upon us, chances are that your employees are making those age old resolutions to lose weight, get fit, and exercise more. And, if you sponsor or offer an employee wellness program, your employees might be...more
The Missouri Supreme Court expanded rights for injured workers on April 15, 2014, by virtue of its ruling in Templemire v. W&M Welding, Inc., No. SC 93132. Under the court’s new standard, a discharged employee alleging...more
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that plaintiffs claiming workers' compensation retaliation need only prove that their workers' compensation claims were a "contributing factor" to any adverse employment action. The...more
A recent November 2013 case from the North Carolina Court of Appeals provides the perfect opportunity to remember when your business or your supervisors can be held liable for workplace injuries....more
In a ruling that will likely send shockwaves through the maritime industry and be considered a landmark decision in years to come, a divided panel of the Fifth Circuit in Naquin v. Elevating Boats, L.L.C., --- F.3d ---,No....more