NJ Governor Murphy has signed legislation that establishes parity in workers’ compensation fees between evaluating physicians of claimants for a written opinion regarding the need for medical treatment or providing an estimation of permanent disability.  […]

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 […]

In its second strategic enforcement initiative, focusing on the drywall industry, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) reached a first-of-its-kind enhanced compliance agreement with Donald Drywall, L.L.C. of Lakewood after investigators […]

Jersey City, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- You don't have to make a federal case out of it, and if you're looking for some kind of relief under state workers' compensation law, you probably can't. As a […]

By Jon L. Gelman Courtesy of Workers Compensation Long overdue legislation has been introduced in the NJ Assembly to increase workers' compensation counsel's fees for petitioner's/claimant's attorneys. The workers' compensation law field has historically been […]

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. […]

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 […]

Newark, NJ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- If you're in New Jersey and a dispute arises between an employer and employee over a workers' compensation claim, what happens? Here's a look at how the Garden State handles such […]