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New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Medical Cost Trends in 2024. How to Improve the Trend 
New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Medical Cost Trends in 2024. How to Improve the Trend 

Tips for managing costs and outcomes in a state where expenses can track above the national average.  In 2024, New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system has been influenced by several key medical trends, including rising medical […]
What Do You Think: Did Excavator Operator who Went Unconscious Hit Head in Course of Employment?
What Do You Think: Did Excavator Operator who Went Unconscious Hit Head in Course of Employment?

Howell Township, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com)–What if an employee is working and suddenly goes unconscious? Can he establish a viable workers’ compensation claim for an injury that he believes occurred when he was insensible? That was the […]
N.J. Nurse Fails to Demonstrate Workers’ Comp Retaliation after Absence-Fueled Termination
N.J. Nurse Fails to Demonstrate Workers’ Comp Retaliation after Absence-Fueled Termination

Montclair, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Terminating a worker right around the same time she engages in workers' compensation activity could raise the potential for a retaliation claim. But as was the case in Wong v. Clara […]
N.J. Top Court Upholds $861K Award for Worker with Crushed, Amputated Foot
N.J. Top Court Upholds $861K Award for Worker with Crushed, Amputated Foot

Newark, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- When workers sue someone after getting hurt on the job, tricky legal questions sometimes pop up, particularly if it's unclear who employed whom in a negligence context. Such was the case […]
History Lesson: N.J. PIP & Workers’ Compensation Benefits
History Lesson: N.J. PIP & Workers’ Compensation Benefits

New Brunswick, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Workers' compensation cases often raises issues related to insurance coverage and insurance law. Such was the case in Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. Para Manufacturing Company, 176 N.J. Super. […]
State Round-Up: What’s the Latest in N.J. Workers’ Comp?
State Round-Up: What’s the Latest in N.J. Workers’ Comp?

Newark, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Thanks to our friends at Horizon Casualty Services, Inc., we get to bring you the latest in New Jersey workers' comp. Here's the round-up of the most recent Garden State stories […]
The Benefits of Keeping It Local — Make Your Workers’ Comp PPO Work for You!
The Benefits of Keeping It Local — Make Your Workers’ Comp PPO Work for You!

Horizon Casualty has a long history of dedication to New Jersey