Workers' Compensation Academy: 2020: A Unique Year in Many Ways Including Changes in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation
Workers' Compensation Academy: Proposed Legislation and Reduced Regulation - Managing Workers’ Compensation Claims Amid COVID - 19
With summer in full swing accompanied by record-high temperatures, employers should consider developing and implementing measures to mitigate the risk of employees developing heat-related illnesses while working outside....more
In Betts v. North Carolina Department Of Health And Human Services – Cherry Hospital (No. Coa22-324), the North Carolina Court of Appeals has remanded the case to the full commission for further proceedings, finding that the...more
Workers' Compensation partners Jeff Newby and Cheryl Binosa will provide a recap and update on significant legislative changes and case law updates in New Jersey Workers' Compensation from 2022 that could impact businesses...more
On November 1, 2022, the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), or Bill 41, passed second reading in the British Columbia legislature. If enacted, Bill 41 would make a number of important changes to the Workers...more
Following the 2017 amendments to the Iowa Workers’ Compensation Act, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled on its first shoulder cases. The amendment to add Iowa Code section 85.34(2)(n) made shoulder injuries part of the...more
On June 2, 2021, and on June 25, 2021, we reported on Senate Bill 2998 (Companion bill to A2617) which sought to amend the Workers' Compensation Statute as it involved individuals who sustained work-related injuries and are...more
Since approximately 2014, the North Carolina Industrial Commission has doggedly pursued businesses without workers’ compensation insurance in violation of NCGS § 97-94. Through software automation, the Industrial Commission...more
The 2021 West Virginia Legislative Session produced a major change for West Virginia workers’ compensation litigation in the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act of 2021. Specifically, Senate Bill 275 was enacted to...more
The North Carolina Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Council met May 18, 2021. Updates from the North Carolina Industrial Commission (NCIC) and the Dispute Resolution Commission (DRC) are provided below....more
How will legislation from 2020 impact New Jersey workers' compensation claims in 2021 and beyond? Workers' Compensation Partners Jeffery D. Newby and Cheryl A. Binosa provide a recap and update on significant legislative...more
On September 25, 2020, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) approved Governor Mike DeWine’s proposal to send a second round of dividends to Ohio’s employers to ease the impact of COVID-19....more
In May 2020 Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that created a time-limited rebuttable presumption for employees to seek workers’ compensation benefits if they tested positive for COVID-19 while on the job. The...more
House Bill 81 goes into effect on September 15, 2020, and it includes major changes to Ohio’s workers’ compensation laws. Below are a few of the more significant changes employers need to know...more
Beginning July 1, 2020, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission will begin enforcing a new law that will affect how Virginia employers and their workers’ compensation insurance carriers respond to initial claims for...more
Act No. 45 of April 18, 1935, known as the Puerto Rico Compensation System for Work-Related Accidents Act (Act 45), establishes that every employer must secure compulsory insurance to cover their employees’ work-related...more
Join our attorneys as they present information regarding COVID-19 and how it could affect workers' compensation legislation and reduce regulations in Pennsylvania. Stay tuned for future updates....more
Governor Mills has signed into law amendments to the existing Workers’ Compensation Act that are the product of a bipartisan effort to avoid a series of proposed legislation that would have had the very real risk of dragging...more
The House of Representatives passed House Bill 27 (HB 27) to provide for a $566.5 million workers’ compensation budget over the next two years....more
This year, there are several notable revisions to TN law regarding workers’ compensation. First, reasonable attorney fees and costs can be awarded to the employee and his/her counsel when the employer fails to initiate...more