The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Attorney Fees
The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Caselaw Updates
The Chartwell Chronicles: FAQs & Hot Topics
The Chartwell Chronicles: Second Injury Fund
The Chartwell Chronicles: Release & Resignation
Detecting Fraud in New Jersey Workers' Compensation
The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Workers’ Comp Alert
Legislative Update: Cannabis, COVID-19, COMAR and More
A General Overview of Maryland Workers' Compensation
Settlement and Mediation Strategy
Maryland Case Law Update During the Pandemic
Mitigating Indemnity Exposure
Current Hot Topics in Workers' Compensation in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia
The Course and Scope of Employment
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
On August 22, 2024, the acting Governor signed a bill increasing attorney fees on workers’ compensation cases. Since 1927, the fee for an attorney on a workers’ compensation case was up to 20%. This has now changed with the...more
Kelly Girardin v. AN Fort Myers Imports, LLC, Gallagher Bassett, DCA#: 22-1485, Decision date: May 08, 2024 - The claimant petitioned for attendant care benefits to be paid to her husband. The judge of compensation claimant...more
In Episode 31 of The Chartwell Chronicles, hosts Colin Davis and Brittany Atkinson discuss the new law in New Jersey relating to workers' compensation attorney fees. Please make sure to like and subscribe to The Chartwell...more
On August 22, 2024, Acting New Jersey Governor Nicholas Scutari signed into law S2822/A3986, a bill that increases the potential counsel fees for petitioner’s attorneys in workers’ compensation cases from 20% to 25% of the...more
In New Jersey, your workers’ compensation claim can be settled in one of two ways: an Order Approving Settlement or an Order Approving Settlement with Dismissal....more
In Episode 28 of The Chartwell Chronicles, hosts Colin Davis and Brittany Atkinson discuss recent a number of New Jersey workers' compensation caselaw updates. Please make sure to like and subscribe to The Chartwell...more
In New York State Workers’ Compensation, awards are given for permanent impairment to extremities known as schedule loss of use (SLU) awards. These SLU awards are calculated following examinations of the injured workers using...more
Two new Appellate Division cases were released on Thursday, May 16, 2024, involving New York Workers’ Compensation....more
Join New Jersey workers' compensation partners Jeffrey Newby and John Kutner for an informative webinar as they delve into the significant cases that shaped New Jersey's workers' compensation landscape in 2023 and their...more
Occupational exposure claims usually become litigated. Ever wonder what your attorney is doing to evaluate and investigate the case behind the scenes? Join us for a look into the law and how to best posture these workers’...more
The debate about shoulders and industrial disability has come to an end for now with the Iowa Supreme Court’s most recent decision, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. v. Anderson. The Court held that a work injury causing injuries to...more
Employers faced many obstacles over the last few years, but the Ohio Supreme Court just gave them a welcomed boost in a ruling that should significantly reduce workers’ compensation claim costs. In a highly contentious 4-3...more
Hudson Reg’l Hosp. v. New Hampshire Ins. Co., No. A-0978-21 (Nov. 16, 2023) - Hudson Regional Hospital, located in Secaucus, New Jersey, provided treatment to five New York residents for injuries sustained in New York while...more
This month, the Ohio Supreme Court altered the landscape of more than 25 years of workers’ compensation legal precedent in an employer-friendly decision concerning termination of Temporary Total Disability compensation....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
In Episode 23 of The Chartwell Chronicles, host Brittany Atkinson is joined by special guest Mark Spivak from our Moorestown, NJ office to discuss recent caselaw updates in New Jersey. Brittany and Mark address the impact...more
Employer policies and employment decisions involving workers’ compensation can be tricky. We often receive calls to assist employers who are haunted by common misunderstandings. So, as a special Halloween treat this year, we...more
On October 11, 2023, Cranfill Sumner LLP held our annual Legal Summit, a virtual event featuring insightful presentations by our attorneys that focused on the latest legal developments in North Carolina. Presentations covered...more
In Episode 22 of The Chartwell Chronicles, host Colin Davis sits down to answer some of your questions and touch on hot topics in New Jersey workers' compensation. Subscribe on Spotify:...more
Can an injured worker receive benefits past the 500-week cap in North Carolina? If your first answer was no, then you have come to the right place!...more
Under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, the total loss of a member or loss of vision is a compensable injury....more
With respect to workplace injuries, The North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act is a legislative fix to a common law problem. The Act is sometimes called “the grand compromise” because it was crafted so as to balance the...more
On September 6, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation making failure to pay wages a criminal offense. The new law, (S2832-A/A154-A), expands New York’s definition of larceny to include “wage theft,”...more
In Episode 20 of The Chartwell Chronicles, hosts Colin Davis and Brittany Atkinson discuss New Jersey’s Second Injury Fund. Topics of discussion during this workers’ compensation episode include an overview of the Fund, the...more
In Episode 19 of The Chartwell Chronicles, hosts Colin Davis and Brittany Atkinson are joined by special guest Leslie Whitten from our Charleston, SC office to discuss releases and resignations in workers' compensation...more