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As many eager teens look for summer employment, employers need to research Federal and State child labor laws that dictate the workplace conditions for those younger than age 18. I think we can all remember the feeling of excitement […]

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) is scheduled to conference the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision prohibiting reimbursement of medical marijuana costs in a workers’ compensation claim. The Petitioner for a Writ of Certiorari conference is listed for Thursday, […]

It was, in my opinion, one of the best sessions at this year’s Annual Insights Symposium produced by NCCI last month. “Human Factors - Expanding the Science of Predictive Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI),” was […]

An employee may have dual employers but ultimately can only receive a single recovery from only one employer for work-related injuries. The “exclusivity doctrine,” permitting a complete recovery of damages against an employer, limits an […]

The world of litigation is an often challenging course through a maze of rules and regulations that constrain the admissibility of evidence (whether evidence will be considered). See To D or not to D? that it appears, […]

A frequent workers comp budgeting mistake I see at least quarterly is when a low Workers Comp Experience Mod increases or decreases significantly.  Most of the time, the budgeting mistake comes from a lower Mod […]

Your organization has decided to start a safety incentive program to try to reduce the number of injuries occurring within your facility. You agree that safety incentive programs can be successful, but where do you […]

On May 26, 2022, the NJ Senate has confirmed NJ DWC Chief Judge and Director Russell Wojtenko Jr. of West Windsor to be a Judge of the Superior Court for the term prescribed by law, ending seven […]