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The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Attorney Fees

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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

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The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Caselaw Updates

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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

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A Win for Iowa Workers’ Compensation Employers and Insurance Companies: Combined Shoulder and Upper Extremity Injuries are Limited...

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The debate about shoulders and industrial disability has come to an end for now with the Iowa Supreme Court’s most recent decision, Bridgestone Americas, Inc. v. Anderson. The Court held that a work injury causing injuries to...more

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The Turning Tides of Temporary Total Disability Compensation

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This month, the Ohio Supreme Court altered the landscape of more than 25 years of workers’ compensation legal precedent in an employer-friendly decision concerning termination of Temporary Total Disability compensation....more

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Professional Employer Organizations See Rare Workers’ Compensation Coverage Win at New York Third Department

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Key Takeaways - The New York Third Department for the first time found no coverage on the part of Professional Employer Organizations for a non-leased employee Professional Employer Organizations must continue to provide...more

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Top 10 Terrors of Workers' Compensation (Halloween Edition)

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Employer policies and employment decisions involving workers’ compensation can be tricky. We often receive calls to assist employers who are haunted by common misunderstandings. So, as a special Halloween treat this year, we...more

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Insights from the Legal Summit: Understanding Joint Prosecution Agreements in Third-Party Claims

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On October 11, 2023, Cranfill Sumner LLP held our annual Legal Summit, a virtual event featuring insightful presentations by our attorneys that focused on the latest legal developments in North Carolina. Presentations covered...more

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The Chartwell Chronicles: FAQs & Hot Topics

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In Episode 22 of The Chartwell Chronicles, host Colin Davis sits down to answer some of your questions and touch on hot topics in New Jersey workers' compensation. Subscribe on Spotify:...more

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New Legislation Introduced to Protect and Expand Employee Rights and Benefits in New York

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On September 6, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation making failure to pay wages a criminal offense. The new law, (S2832-A/A154-A), expands New York’s definition of larceny to include “wage theft,”...more

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The Chartwell Chronicles: Second Injury Fund

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In Episode 20 of The Chartwell Chronicles, hosts Colin Davis and Brittany Atkinson discuss New Jersey’s Second Injury Fund. Topics of discussion during this workers’ compensation episode include an overview of the Fund, the...more

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The Chartwell Chronicles: Release & Resignation

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In Episode 19 of The Chartwell Chronicles, hosts Colin Davis and Brittany Atkinson are joined by special guest Leslie Whitten from our Charleston, SC office to discuss releases and resignations in workers' compensation...more

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Detecting Fraud in New Jersey Workers' Compensation

Join us for this episode where our partners Vanessa Mendelewski and Scott Wilson delve into an informative discussion about detecting fraud in New Jersey Workers' Compensation claims. Vanessa and Scott break down the New...more

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The Chartwell Chronicles: New Jersey Workers’ Comp Alert

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In Episode 18 of The Chartwell Chronicles, hosts Colin Davis and Brittany Atkinson discuss recent New Jersey workers' compensation happenings. Topics of discussion include physician fee increases, discontinuances, statutes of...more

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Fraud Doesn't Pay in New York - May 2023 Update

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An Overview of Recent Decisions, Demonstrating the Board’s Continuing Attitude Toward 114-a - Key Takeaways - WCL 114-a gives the Board authority to disqualify a claimant from receipt of lost time benefits, “[i]f for...more

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Workers’ Compensation Board Further Scrutinizing Section 32s with Releases and Resignations

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Key Takeaways - There’s been a significant increase the last month in Section 32 Agreements disapproved, or to which revisions have been demanded, due to a general release or resignation attendant  to same. Until...more

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Workers’ Compensation Investigations: The Why, When, and How

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Workers’ compensation claims are costly and can drag on for years. The average cost of a lost time claim (indemnity and medical only) in California has increased from $54,712 in 2018 to $58,843 in 2021, according to the...more

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Application of Statutory Bar to Workplace Bullying and Harassment Claims

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Canadian workers' compensation regimes are defined by the "historic tradeoff"—workers gain immediate and consistent benefits coverage under mandatory, no-fault statutory insurance schemes funded by employers and, in exchange,...more

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Getting to Work: Latest Employment & Labor Developments from the Connecticut General Assembly (January 31st Public Hearing)

On January 4, 2023, the 2023 session of the Connecticut General Assembly began. The session is scheduled to adjourn on June 7, 2023.  Numerous proposed bills affecting Connecticut employers and employees will be unleashed...more

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An Unscheduled Demise: N.Y.’s Highest Court Denies Unscheduled, Unpaid Workers Compensation To Deceased’s Son

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Seyfarth synopsis: Employee sustained an injury in a work-related accident. Based on New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law he was classified as having a nonschedule permanent partial disability. He received an award of $500...more

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[Webinar] Don't Sleep on Workers' Compensation Immunity - November 16th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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A single incident can generate a tort claim, a workers’ compensation claim, both, or neither. This webinar will help you identify the important questions you need to ask in order to defend your case, including whether the...more

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[Webinar] New York Workers’ Compensation: Year in Review & Emerging Trends in Workers' Compensation - December 13th, 1:00 pm -...

Offering an in-depth look, the New York version of this program will examine what cases have influenced workers’ compensation matters in 2022. Weber Gallagher attorneys Ted Eder, Tom Park, and James French will then look at...more

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[Webinar] Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation: Year in Review & Emerging Trends in Workers' Compensation - November 15th, 1:00 pm -...

The Pennsylvania edition of this program offers a year in review of the biggest cases and legislation from 2022. Additionally, attorneys Chris Davis and Michael Hyland will look to the future for 2023 to discuss trends,...more

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Managing workers’ compensation claim costs: Newton’s First Law of Motion and the light duty offer

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If an employee has been injured at work, oftentimes they will not be able to return to their former position. Ohio Workers’ Compensation laws define the inability of an injured worker to return to their former position of...more

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Surprising Decision Reversing an Order Imposing Maximum Penalty for Delay in Payment of Settlement Proceeds

In Louis Ripp v. County of Hudson, No. A-2972-20 (App. Div. June 3, 2022), the appellate court recently addressed the issue of late payment of awards and penalties and decided same on June 3, 2022. It is a rare decision and...more

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Several State “Job Killer” Bills Move One Step Closer to Passage

As covered previously here, the California Chamber of Commerce (“Chamber”) once again has identified a handful of “job killer” bills making their way through the legislative process. This year’s crop of proposed legislation...more

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