In a recent decision, New Jersey Transit’s Motion to Dismiss was affirmed by the Appellate Court on February 2, 2022. The petitioner had appealed from the October 7, 2020 Order of the Workers' Compensation Court granting the...more
On January 18, 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court rectified a decision of the Appellate Division and found the injuries sustained in a parking lot owned and controlled by the employer were indeed compensable. In Diane Lapsley...more
New Jersey and Pennsylvania have released 2022 workers' compensation temporary total disability benefit rates based on the statewide average weekly wage....more
On December 8, 2021, in an unpublished decision, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) finding that the petitioner’s injuries sustained during...more
In an unpublished decision by the Superior Court on September 30, 2021, the Appellate Division affirmed an Order from the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) finding a 25% permanent partial disability following a work-related...more
In the recent unpublished opinion of Walker v. Saker Shop-Rite, the Appellate Division addressed the premises rule in connection with a parking lot case. In Walker, the injured employee worked for Saker for 31 years, with 25...more
Attorneys Vanessa Mendelewski and Jeffrey D. Newby review the statute and case law regarding the Workers’ Compensation Act in New Jersey and injuries occurring on sidewalks and parking lots while employees are coming to work...more
In an unreported decision from the Appellate Division (Melendez v. Burger King, decided on June 23, 2021), the court affirmed the decision of the Judge dismissing the petitioner’s Claim Petition finding that she lacked...more
In Regalado v. F & B Garage Door, the Appellate Division in an unpublished decision (06.08.21) affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge finding that the petitioner’s injuries fell into the recreational or social...more
In Bruno L. Moraes v. Supreme Auto Transport, No. A-0702-20 (App. Div. June 4, 2021) the Appellate Division held in an unpublished decision that the Claim Petition was inappropriately granted without further consideration of...more
On Wednesday, May 5th the Biden Administration blocked the Trump-Era Rule that would have made it easier to classify gig workers who work for companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash as independent contractors instead of...more
In Pilone v. County of Middlesex, A-1676-19 (App. Div. March 15, 2021), the Appellate Division was faced with the issue of whether injuries sustained by an assistant prosecutor while walking to a donut shop one block away...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
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On March 1, 2021, both houses of the New Jersey state legislature voted to approve Senate Bill 2476, which provides supplemental Workers' Compensation dependency benefits for dependents of essential employees who die from the...more
The recent introduction of Senate Bill 3375 by Senator Troy Singleton, District 7 (Burlington County) has alarmed many in the workers compensation insurance industry as a death knell to the respondent’s right to direct...more
On January 11, 2021, the New Jersey Senate passed a bill to expand workers’ compensation benefits involving parking lot cases. This bill, not yet passed into law, could have a major impact on future workers' compensation...more
Weber Gallagher Workers’ Compensation Partners Jeffrey D. Newby, Jennifer G. Laver and Penelope Caamaño discuss how New Jersey workers' compensation has been impacted by COVID-19 and what future claims may look like....more