Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Artificial intelligence [AI] opens new frontiers for workers’ compensation law firms and insurance companies. Last week, Google announced new applications that will vastly expand how workers’ compensation claims can be serviced, managed, and supported.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 20, 2023

The NJ Legislature is considering expanding the multitiered program to compensate the victims of industrial illness. This time a supplemental benefit program is being offered to compensate healthcare workers who contracted COVID-19. Under the initially crafted system, all workers were treated equally.

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

CIVIL LITIGATION Civil litigation discovery from emerging occupational disease claims has historically provided ancillary litigation support in proving non-fault workers’ compensation claims. Timely notice and the workers’ compensation claim filing must be satisfied under statutory requirements. Cohen v Apple, Inc, 46 F.

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Genesis HR Solutions

MARCH 22, 2023

One of the first things you ask them for is proof of insurance, in case a worker becomes injured on your property. In this article, we’ll shed light on the topic of PEO workers’ comp and provide a refresher about PEO services as well. What is workers’ compensation? How is workers’ compensation different with a PEO?

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 15, 2023

Environmental Scanning is a critical exercise for workers’ compensation and other personal injury insurers. Here is a thumbnail environmental scan to stimulate thinking about the emerging challenges for workers’ compensation (and personal injury insurers) from five perspectives. Are gig workers employees or contractors?

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

An injured Amazon fulfillment center worker brought an action against Amazon.com Service LLC [AMAZON] for acts of its Third-Party Administration (TPA), Sedgwick CMA-Philadelphia [SEDGWICK], among other allegations, in interfering with the authorized workers’ compensation physician.

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Higginbotham

MARCH 2, 2023

Workers’ compensation and disability insurance are two different types of programs that can provide benefits. Learn about the differences between workers’ compensation vs disability insurance and why your workers may need access to both. What are workers’ compensation benefits?

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 15, 2023

Workers’ compensation judges actively handling cases are one of the groups of individuals who are exempt from the permit requirement. The law was enacted to ensure that workers’ compensation judges, , could protect themselves in their homes, even if they did not have a concealed weapon permit.

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Workers' Compensation

MARCH 4, 2023

I have tested the applications in research and analysis on various workers’ compensation legal issues. Q: Write a judicial opinion in a workers' compensation case based on NJ law, whether a delivery person is an employee or an independent contractor. I asked ChatGPT to write a judicial opinion on the subject.

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Workers' Compensation

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) announced proposed increases in the maximum benefit rates for Workers’ Compensation for the calendar year 2023. New 2023 Rates In the new year, the maximum weekly benefit amount for new Workers’ Compensation claims rises to $1,099 , from $1065.

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Jon Gelman’s* newly revised and updated treatise on Workers’ Compensation Law is soon to be published by Thomson Reuters®. The treatise is the most complete and research integrated work available on NJ Workers’ Compensation law. Gelman on Workers' Compensation Law is Now Available on PROVIEW™ as an e-BOOK Edition.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JANUARY 29, 2023

The pandemic disrupted the operations and planning of many workers’ compensation organizations (WCO). Researching and planning had to shift from strategic initiatives to tactical priorities of protecting staff and serving the workers and employers reliant on workers’ compensation.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Workers’ compensation “reforms” are typically focused on reducing employer costs. Enacted reforms often result in restrictions that limit rather than enhance benefits to workers. Sadly, even the minimum levels recommended by that report are often missing from current workers’ compensation statutes.

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Insperity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Do you need to worry about workers’ compensation for remote employees? When your organization adopts or expands a work-from-home policy, it’s a good idea to take a fresh look at your workers’ compensation coverage and processes. In short, yes. How can your organization promote workplace safety when your people are remote?

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) announced increases in the maximum benefit rates for Unemployment Insurance, Temporary Disability Insurance, Family Leave Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation for the calendar year 2022. The benefit rates and taxable wage base for 2022 reflect the $1,419.52

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Comparing system features and worker outcomes in workers’ compensation is an attractive concept. Knowing where your workers’ compensation ranks in terms of costs, benefits and outcomes is essential to any benchmarking exercise. The study’s headline findings are clear: Oregon’s index compensation rate is just $0.93

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

APRIL 16, 2023

Informal discussions with executives and professional working in workers’ compensation, prevention, and personal injury insurance, reveal widespread if informal use of these tools along with anecdotal accounts of both positive and cautionary experiences. Learning to use them appropriately is an important real-world skill.

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Stakeholders Face Challenges The numerous stakeholders of the workers’ compensation system have been repeatedly faced with episodes of increased infectious disease, and little has been done to take the necessary precautions against the hazardous consequences. Work has changed dramatically to remote and non-industrial in many instances.

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Global People Strategist

JANUARY 7, 2023

However, workers’ compensation in this country is far more than just a novelty; it’s essential for protecting the rights and well-being of hundreds of millions of Chinese workers. Let’s take a closer look at how these strategies combine to provide financial coverage and emotional assistance in tough times!

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Higginbotham

AUGUST 25, 2022

cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Workers’ compensation provides coverage for these costs, but how does workers’ compensation work? Workers’ Compensation Benefits. Workers’ compensation is a type of insurance coverage that employers can purchase. Workers’ Compensation Laws.

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 14, 2023

A report released today by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) finds that the agency that manages workers’ compensation claims filed by state employees failed to remedy deficiencies identified three years ago. As of now, the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse in New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system remains unacceptably high.”

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JULY 5, 2022

For more than twenty years I have been speaking about demographic change to workers’ compensation insurers in the hopes of spurring policy changes in advance of an aging workforce and greater numbers of older workers in the workplace. Workers’ compensation and occupational health and safety are not keeping pace.

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Take It Personel-ly

JUNE 29, 2020

Did you know that a worker is injured at the workplace every 7 seconds? If you’re a victim of occupational injuries or illness, you could benefit from workers’ compensation. A workers’ compensation insurance caters to the medical expenses of the injured worker and any rehabilitation fees.

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Workers' Compensation

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The NJ Division of Workers’ Compensation announced a significant reorganization. Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Judicial Training Coordinator responsible for all N.J. Division of Workers’ Compensation CLE programs. The changes are to be effective on January 1, 2022. Holly, and Trenton Vicinages.

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The Workcomp Writer

JANUARY 16, 2023

It is, of course, one thing for a state to allow the use of marijuana in the treatment of injuries and diseases, but quite another to require employers and/or insurers to reimburse injured workers in connection with a workers’ compensation claim. Ann. §§ 26-2B-1 to 26-2B-7, et seq.), Four have ruled that it cannot.

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Take It Personel-ly

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Workers’ compensation coverage functions to pay any bills associated with their medical care. Furthermore, it replaces a portion of the wages of the worker while they are receiving this […].

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Workers' Compensation

OCTOBER 14, 2022

A site inspection led to Patriot Iron Works being cited for failure to register and failure to carry required workers compensation insurance, while HESP Solar was cited for hiring an unregistered subcontractor. Investigators from NJDOL’s Division of Wage and Hour and Contract Compliance delivered the stop-work notices on Oct.

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Workers' Compensation

JULY 11, 2022

50 YEARS AFTER THE NATIONAL COMMISSION: IS THE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SYSTEM SERVING INJURED WORKERS? ET On Monday, July 11, the Department of Labor will host a panel discussion for the 50th anniversary of the National Commission on State Workmen's Compensation Laws. Broadcast: July 11, 10:00 a.m - 11:30 a.m.

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AssuredPartners

JANUARY 14, 2020

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Workers' Compensation

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The New Jersey Division of Workers' Compensation [DWC] has announced that it will go forward with in-person hearings effective March seven 2022. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic is now in its third year, there have been no reported court decisions involving COVID-19 and NJ workers' compensation benefits to date.

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Workers' Compensation

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

The State of New Jersey is strictly enforcing laws that mandate a worker's employment status be properly reported and that employers provide adequate workers' compensation insurance coverage. The misclassification of workers is illegal and damages the quality of life for the affected employees and their families.

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Computation of Annual Recovery Thresholds for Certain Liability Insurance, No-Fault Insurance, and Workers' Compensation Settlements, Judgments, Awards, or Other Payments for 2022 were announced this week. CMS also evaluated available data related to no-fault insurance and workers' compensation settlements.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 17, 2019

A compensation plan template is used by the organizations to reveal the salaries, perks, benefits, bonuses and other associated settlement that will be offered to the employee. The following are the compensation plan template samples for workers. The workers are offered paid vacation and leave for 5 days in a year.

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Abel HR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Sure, none of us like to think that it’s possible that an accident could occur at our place of work, but even the seemingly safest of workplaces can be the subject of a worker’s compensation claim. Safety First: From a business perspective, the PEO has a vested interest in keeping you and your employees safe.

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Workers' Compensation Perspectives

MARCH 4, 2021

Work-related injury not only physical and mental pain, but any resulting disability also raises immediate questions Injured workers and family members often turn to their human resource (HR) and disability management (DM) professionals to provide guidance on workers’ compensation issues. Canada, 2017].

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Workers' Compensation

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The NJ Supreme court held that the insurance agent's conduct must be a willful, wanton, or grossly negligent act of commission or omission for failure to advise an employer about workers' compensation coverage for a Limited Liability Corporation. Informed by the Legislature’s expression of public policy in N.J.S.A.

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Workers' Compensation

JUNE 22, 2022

Washington’s workers’ compensation law discriminates against the Federal Government and its contractors. Speaking for a unanimous Court, Justice Breyer stated, “The question before us is whether a Washington State workers’ compensation law falls within the scope of this congressional waiver. Justices, US Supreme Court.

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