Reversed: Imposition of An Additional Penalty of a Workers’ Compensation Settlement Due to Delay in Payment

Louis Ripp v. County of Hudson Docket No.: A-2972-20 Decided June 3, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent published decision, the Appellate Division of New Jersey reversed the imposition of an additional penalty of a Workers’ Compensation settlement due to delay in payment. In Ripp, Louis Ripp worked for…

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Award of Temporary Disability Benefits is a Final Judgment and May Be Appealed

Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Katzenstein vd. Dollar General: This case address several issues which come up again and again in my office in Workers Compensation cases.  First Issue: Once there is a Motion for Medical and Temporary disability actually heard by the court, and the court rules against the petitioner for…

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SOCIAL SERVICES LAW | WORKERS’ COMPENSATION | ATTORNEY FEES

Submitted by New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark 62-2-3970 Patel v. Showboat Casino, App. Div. (per curiam) (6 pp.) Petitioner appeals a perceived inadequate fee award to his counsel on a motion for medical and temporary disability benefits in the Division of Workers’ Compensation. Because the fee awarded was in accord with applicable law…

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SOCIAL SERVICES LAW | WORKERS’ COMPENSATION

Submitted by Workers’ Compensation Attorney, Jeffrey Hark 62-2-3969 Parascandolo v. Dept. of Labor, et. al. , App. Div. (Espinosa, J.A.D.) (26 pp.) The appellant held two part-time jobs when she was temporarily disabled as a result of an injury at her employment by the Board of Education. She received temporary disability benefits (TDB) through her…

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