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
In a decision closely followed for its impact on workers’ compensation claims, the Tenth District Court of Appeals in State ex rel. Kurtz v. Indus. Comm., 2026-Ohio-824, addressed two issues:...more
Seven workers’ compensation decisions were released by the New York 3rd Dept. the week of 2/11/2026: Matter of Jackson v New York Foundling Hospital - The claimant, a social worker, had a variety of ailments that led to an...more
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
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
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
Lebanon Transit v. Philip Schaeffer (WCAB), No. 141 C.D. 2024, April 7, 2025, (previously not reported and reported by Order dated July 10, 2025) - The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a decision awarding benefits...more
On December 13, 2024, the North Carolina Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on extended compensation benefits that is favorable to employers and workers’ compensation insurance carriers. To be entitled to extended...more
If an employee is unable to work or suffers a wage loss as the direct result of an impairment arising from an injury or occupational disease, the employee is entitled to receive compensation under this section, provided the...more
North Carolina Workers’ Compensation claims are governed by Chapter 97 of the North Carolina General Statutes. What follows are timelines for Defendants set forth in the statutes...more
North Carolina Workers’ Compensation claims are governed by Chapter 97 of the North Carolina General Statutes. What follows are timelines for Plaintiffs set forth in the statutes...more
Whether a claim is compensable may depend on what type of injury/disease is alleged. The four major types of workers’ compensation claims are...more
You should take the following steps at the outset of a new claim - Ensure that an Industrial Commission Form 19: Employer’s Report of Employee’s Injury or Occupational Disease to the Industrial Commission has been...more
In this 3rd Department decision, the court confirms a claimant’s right to a standalone SLU, regardless of whether he/she had a SLU previously to that same member. The claimant had a 2015 accident to his right shoulder and...more
This is a common question, and it is necessary to fully understand the costs and fees that will be deducted from your award as you consider a potential settlement or are reviewing a judgement by a Judge of Compensation. The...more
Over the last approximately 12 months, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has issued numerous decisions impacting workers’ compensation claims, addressing (1) apportionment calculations of preexisting awards and...more
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