Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This very important recent decision reiterates and clarifies the benefits employees who go into work on their day off to help their employer and get injured in the process are entitled to under new Jersey Workes Compensation law. In this case a police officer went to…
Longstreet v. County of Mercer, (App.Div. June 20, 2017) (8pp.) Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Modern technology has vastly improved safety technology in vehicles. This includes the use of GPS. Employers can now track a company vehicle’s movements, when it stops, how long it rests, and anywhere it goes. This vehicle-tracking…
31-2-3477 Innarella v. Wedgewood Condominium Association, Inc. , N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (11 pp.) Submitted by New Jersey Workers Comp Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Most workplace accidents are covered by Worker’s Compensation. This statutory scheme forbids injured employees from suing their employers and in return, they are guaranteed certain payment without having to bring…
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. If there are alternative methods available to perform a job duty and the employer requires me to perform one that is more hazardous and causes me injury, is that an intentional wrong which would allow me to sue my employer? In this case an employee was…
Sondhi v Tropicana Hotel and Casino decided February 13, 2017 Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In this case the petitioner appeals the workers compensation judge’s determination that he should be awarded more than a 30% partial disability of the statutory left foot. The judge considered the medical records and the parties’…
Submitted by New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This morning New Jersey’s Appellate Division handed down a decision in Antonio Diaz v. National Retail Transportation, Inc., stating an employee can be entitled to Worker’s Compensation benefits even if the employee is intoxicated at the time of injury. In Diaz, a mechanic was injured on…
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. On October 21, 2016 the New Jersey Worker’s Compensation director and chief judge issued a memo advising that the Rules pertaining to the motions for medical and temporary disability benefits SHALL be strictly enforced. Although these Rules had been in effect since 2002 they were seldom…
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. If you’re in a car crash during the course of employment who pays your medical bills? Also, if you recover from a third-party, do you have to pay back the Worker’s Compensation carrier for the medical temporary disability and permanency award you obtain? This issue comes…
If you are ‘intentionally’ injured at work can you sue your employer in addition to making a workers’ compensation claim? Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case plaintiff was injured when other employees modified a car lift by adding weights to a safety arm disengaging the safety arm from working.…
Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In this case petitioner is seeking partial total disability arising out of a heart attack which took place during the course of business hours. A heart attack case is a very interesting work related injury which requires the petitioner to bring a much greater level of…
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2022 changes to New Jersey statute N.J.S.A. 45:1-15.9.
This memorandum addresses the scope of New Jersey statute N.J.S.A. 45:1-15.9,summarizes the 2022 amendments to that statute, identifies the effective date andapplicability of those amendments, and outlines practical implications forregulated professionals and licensing boards. Background N.J.S.A. 45:1-15.9 is part of New Jersey’s professional and occupational licensinglaws administered under Title 45. The statute governs disciplinary and…