Peralta v. Silver Line Bldg. Prods., No. A-0370-24 (September 24, 2025) - The respondent, Andersen/Silver Line Windows, appealed a decision that granted the petitioner’s motion for medical and temporary benefits. On July 16,...more
12/2/2025
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Below are the more notable pending New Jersey workers’ compensation bills in the 2024-25 session, with 2025 updates in bold. A1719 / S1883 Excludes Certain Illegal Aliens - This excludes certain illegal aliens from...more
10/7/2025
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Weiss v. Borough of Franklin Lakes, et al., No. A-3831-22 (July 31, 2025) -The New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed three trial court orders dismissing claims brought by James Weiss, a retired firefighter and employee of...more
Brooks v. Rutgers, the State Univ. of N.J., No. A-1013-23 (August 7, 2025) - In Brooks v. Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, the Appellate Division upheld a workers’ compensation judge’s decision finding the...more
Estate of Mike Alexander, Deceased, et al. v. Northeast Sweepers, et al., No. A-1486-23 (June 19, 2025) - On July 11, 2014, Michael Alexander was struck and killed by a sweeper truck while working in an active construction...more
Makins v. Palace Rehab & Care Ctr. and Premier Cadbury, LLC, No. A-2263-23 & A-2276-23 (April 24, 2025) - The petitioner’s legal dispute arose from a series of workers’ compensation claims related to injuries sustained during...more
In the absence of a heat stress standard by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), New Jersey is seeking to adopt one for the protection of workers against heat-related illnesses. Bill A-5022, which...more
Since the holidays and the start of the new year, there have been no new New Jersey appellate decisions in workers’ compensation. Below are some of the more notable pending New Jersey workers’ compensation bills in the...more
2/27/2025
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Rodrigues v. Shelbourne Spring, LLC, No. A-39-23 (December 12, 2024) - In a unanimous decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court found Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company had no duty to defend the employer, SIR Electric LLC....more
1/28/2025
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Amato v. Twp. of Ocean Sch. Dist., No. A-2542-23 & A-2543-23 (November 25, 2024, approved for publication) - The petitioner filed a dependency claim in which he alleged the decedent (his wife) contracted COVID-19 during the...more
1. The Appellate Division addresses permanent partial vs. total disability. Hughes v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J. and State of N.J. Second Inj. Fund, No. A-1188-22 (January 30, 2024)....more
Avery v. Next Mile, LLC/DSP, No. A-2506-22 (May 23, 2024) - In this case, the trial was bifurcated to first determine if the accident took place in the course and scope of employment. The petitioner worked as a delivery...more
Estate of Alfredo Pabatao, et al. v. Palisades Med. Ctr., et al., No. A-1740-22 (Apr. 24, 2024) - The plaintiffs had filed a complaint for survival and wrongful death against the defendants, asserting the defendants caused...more
Terhune v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J., No. A-3206-22 (May 8, 2024) - The petitioner had worked for the respondent since 2007. On December 14, 2013, he reported for mandatory snow duty and as a result, he had to stay at the...more
On August 22, 2024, Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari signed S2822/A3986 into law. Under R.S.34:15-64, the attorney fee cap in New Jersey workers’ compensation cases were at 20%....more
N.J. Transit Corp. v. Joseph, No. A-1194-22 (Mar. 19, 2024) - In October 2019, Darshelle Joseph was injured while working for NJ Transit and filed a workers’ compensation case and a third party case against the tortfeasor. In...more
Latshaw v. Lakewood Twp. Police Dep’t, No. A-3702-21 (Mar. 25, 2024) - The petitioner appealed the dismissal of her workers’ compensation claim. She was working for the respondent as a dispatcher, and on her meal break in...more
Bello v. United Panam Financial Corp., No. A-2986-21 (Mar. 6, 2024) - The pro se petitioner appealed from a workers’ compensation order finding that his injuries were not causally related to his employment. The petitioner...more
Driscoll v. Costco, No. A-2789-21 (Feb. 20, 2024) - The Appellate Division affirmed the workers’ compensation order denying the petitioner’s motion for medical and temporary benefits and two other orders denying her motions...more
Hughes v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J. and State of N.J. Second Inj. Fund, No. A-1188-22 (Jan. 30, 2024) - In this case, the Appellate Division affirmed the workers’ compensation order for an increase in the petitioner’s...more
Donald Smith v. H&H Transportation, Inc., No. A-3568-21 (Dec. 20, 2023) - The Appellate Division affirmed the workers’ compensation order denying the petitioner’s motion for medical/temporary benefits. In January 2017, the...more
Dionicio Rodriguez v. Shelbourne Spring, LLC, et al. and Sir Electric, LLC v. Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co., No. A-2079-22 (Dec. 22, 2023) -
The Appellate Division affirmed the Law Division order granting Hartford...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
Keim v. Above All Termite & Pest Control, No. A-30-22 (Supreme Court, Nov. 21, 2023) - The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Division’s decision, reinstated the claim petition, and remanded for further...more
Heuman v. Heuman, et al., No. A-1593-21 (Dec. 11, 2023) - The plaintiff injured his right eye while working with a mixer that had been modified, resulting in the loss of his eye and the permanent need for a prosthetic. He...more