Workers' compensation benefits in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are calculated using a statewide average weekly wage as determined by their departments of labor every year. The year of the worker's injury determines the rates...more
The law is retroactive to March 9, 2020 and grants a presumption in the burden of proof to essential employees when claiming that contraction of the COVID-19 virus occurred at work. The COVID-19 law may lead to some confusion...more
Any day now, the New Jersey assembly is expected to pass work-related COVID-19 legislation that was previously passed by the state senate and is expected to be signed by Governor Phil Murphy.
The law is retroactive to...more