tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44140716319602973752024-03-18T12:44:40.281-04:00Workers' CompensationAnalysis of trends and developments in workers' compensation law throughout the United States. 2024 © Jon L. Gelman All Rights Reserved. Jon L. Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comBlogger4554125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-19630048413390709802024-03-18T12:44:00.000-04:002024-03-18T12:44:06.874-04:00US Bans Asbestos<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today, March 18, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only known form of asbestos currently used in or imported to the United States. The ban on ongoing uses of asbestos is the first rule to be finalized under the 2016 amendments to the nation’s chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which received near-unanimous support in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. The action marks a major milestone for chemical safety after more than three decades of inadequate protections and serious delays during the previous administration to implement the 2016 amendments.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><br />Exposure to asbestos is known to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, and laryngeal cancer, and it is linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Ending the ongoing uses advances the goals of <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/cancermoonshot/">President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot</a>, a whole-of-government initiative to end cancer as we know it. <br /><br />“The science is clear – asbestos is a known carcinogen that has severe impacts on public health. President Biden understands that this concern that has spanned generations and impacted the lives of countless people. That’s why EPA is so proud to finalize this long-needed ban on ongoing uses of asbestos,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Under the President’s leadership, EPA has been working expeditiously to put the nation’s chemical safety program back on track and finally realize the protections of the 2016 law. This action is just the beginning as we work to protect all American families, workers, and communities from toxic chemicals.” <br /><br />“Asbestos has harmed people across the country for decades, and under President Biden’s leadership, we are taking decisive action to ban its use and advance this administration’s historic environmental justice agenda,” said White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory. “This action marks a major step to improve chemical safety after decades of inadequate protections, helping advance President Biden’s Cancer Moonshot goal to end cancer as we know it.”<br /><br />Chrysotile asbestos is found in products including asbestos diaphragms, sheet gaskets, brake blocks, aftermarket automotive brakes/linings, other vehicle friction products, and other gaskets. The use of asbestos in the United States has been declining for decades, and its use is already banned in over 50 countries. <br /><br />Although there are several known types of asbestos, the only form known to be imported, processed, or distributed for use in the United States is chrysotile. Raw chrysotile asbestos was imported into the United States as recently as 2022 for use by the chlor-alkali industry. Most consumer products that historically contained chrysotile asbestos have been discontinued.<br /><br />“Today’s rule is a positive first step to give all Americans a future free of exposure to asbestos – a carcinogen that has killed far too many. This dangerous substance has been banned in more than 50 countries around the world, and the United States is finally starting to catch up. An immediate ban on the import of chrysotile asbestos for the chlor-alkali industry is a long overdue step forward for public health. However, it cannot be the end of the road when it comes to phasing out other dangerous asbestos fibers, and Congress has a role to play here when it comes to providing stronger protections for our health,” said Senator Jeff Merkley.<br /><br />“It is long past time for the U.S. to ban asbestos, and unacceptable this known carcinogen continues to threaten Americans and devastate families,” said Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici. “I’ve been spent years advocating for asbestos to be banned and am grateful for the steps the EPA is taking today to finalize its rule to prohibit the import and use of chrysotile asbestos. Banning asbestos will save lives.”<br /><br />“The Biden Cancer Moonshot is a key pillar of the President’s Unity Agenda. Cancer impacts nearly every American family, and it will take all of us to reach the President and First Lady’s ambitious but achievable goals to prevent more than four million cancer deaths by 2047 and improve the experience of people who are touched by cancer. Banning the use of asbestos will help prevent cancer before it begins—saving and improving American lives across the country,” said Deputy Assistant to the President for the Cancer Moonshot Dr. Danielle Carnival.<br /><br />“It’s been more than 50 years since EPA first sought to ban some uses of asbestos and we’re closer than ever to finishing the job,” said Environmental Working Group senior vice president Scott Faber. “For too long, polluters have been allowed to make, use, and release toxics like asbestos and PFAS without regard for our health. Thanks to the leadership of the Biden EPA, those days are finally over.” <br /><br />This public health protection is long overdue. A <a href="https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F2/947/947.F2d.1201.89-4596.html">1991 court decision</a> that largely struck down EPA’s 1989 ban on asbestos and significantly weakened EPA’s authority under TSCA to address risks to human health from asbestos or from any other existing chemical. The 2016 amendments to TSCA transformed the law with clear requirements and a mandate to comprehensively prioritize and evaluate the risks of chemicals and put in place strong and timely health protections against any unreasonable risks. <br /><br />EPA has set compliance deadlines to transition away from each use of chrysotile asbestos, which are as soon as is practicable for each use while also providing a reasonable transition period, which the law requires. <br /><br /><b>C<span style="color: #073763;">hlor-alkali Sector</span></b><br /><br />The chlor-alkali sector uses asbestos diaphragms to make sodium hydroxide and chlorine, a critical use of which is to disinfect drinking water and wastewater. There are other ways to disinfect water and other ways to produce chlorine; in fact, two-thirds of the chlorine produced in the U.S. is produced without using asbestos. While there are only eight chlor-alkali plants in the United States that still use asbestos diaphragms, EPA must still ensure that the eight facilities have a reasonable transition time for the phase out of asbestos that does not inadvertently adversely impact drinking or wastewater purification efforts. <br /><br />EPA is banning the import of asbestos for chlor-alkali use immediately to close the door forever on the use of asbestos by this sector. The eight remaining facilities that use asbestos must transition to either non-asbestos diaphragms or to non-asbestos membrane technology, and the final rule ensures that six of the eight will have completed this transition within five years, with the remaining two to follow. EPA has determined that converting facilities from using diaphragms that contain asbestos to those that do not within five years provides both a reasonable transition time and is as soon as practicable without disrupting the supply of chlorine that is needed for water purification purposes. EPA also believes that five of the eight facilities likely plan to undergo such conversions.<br />EPA has also determined that converting facilities from using diaphragms that contain asbestos to non-asbestos membrane technology requires extensive construction, additional permits, specialized expertise and parts for which there are limited suppliers. EPA has therefore determined that a reasonable transition time for companies that plan to transition multiple facilities to non-asbestos membrane technology is five years to convert their first facility, eight years to convert their second and 12 years to convert their third, and the facilities will be required to certify their continued progress with EPA. <br /><br /><b><span style="color: #073763;">Remaining Uses</span></b><br /><br />The final rule also:Bans most sheet gaskets that contain asbestos two years after the effective date of the final rule, with five-year phase-outs for sheet gaskets to be used to produce titanium dioxide and for the processing of nuclear material. <br />Allows asbestos-containing sheet gaskets to continue to be used through CY 2037 at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site to ensure that the safe disposal of nuclear materials can continue on schedule while continuing to protect workers from exposure to radioactive materials. <br />Bans the use of asbestos in oilfield brake blocks, aftermarket automotive brakes and linings, other vehicle friction products, and other gaskets six months after the effective date of the final rule. <br /><br />EPA is requiring strict workplace safety measures to protect workers from asbestos exposure during any phaseout periods longer than two years. EPA is also ensuring that asbestos is disposed of properly, in line with industry standards, Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements, and the Asbestos National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants. The agency is also requiring recordkeeping. <br /><br />Separately, EPA is also evaluating other types of asbestos fibers (in addition to legacy uses and associated disposal of chrysotile, and asbestos-containing talc) in part 2 of the asbestos risk evaluation. EPA will release part 2 of the draft risk evaluation soon and will publish the final risk evaluation by Dec. 1, 2024.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Recommended Citation:</span></b><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666;"> Gelman, Jon L., </span>US Bans Asbestos<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666;">, www.gelmans.com (03/18/2024)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13.2px;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">ORDER NOW</span></b><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2324022359190684003" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 14.52px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 546px;"><div class="syndicate" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-md-12" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 100%; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; width: 835px;"><div class="cdc-textblock" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5311120964994770609" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 15.972px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 546px;"><div class="widget-content popular-posts"><div class="item-snippet"><h1 class="edn_articleTitle" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://store.legal.thomsonreuters.com/law-products/Practice-Materials/Workers-Compensation-Law-3d-Vols-38---39A-New-Jersey-Practice-Series/p/100030113" style="color: #67190f; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="754" data-original-width="1556" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikggo6Hn0YFaYjKX-oyYIl3Hjwe4M0qXRTZqQ08P3Oj5txZQV0coBq2GAjjmXDVOln7KFE-w2yPg6CSCAHVW5o6Ncunrv0Zau3NCZXefZkDrBNnoLMhdrWAaGok9eT2F-d5vOWQrOclWrO8v73vgOd7vILIZVBScAcC-k5CyWRQBUAEgEtkfpF8ia_fw4/w487-h236/Gelman%20Workers%20Compensation%20Law%20copy.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="487" /></a></div></h1><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2477939616680405085" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-size: 17.5692px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 546px;"><p class="p3" style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #535353; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">....</span></span></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #535353; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="color: #53110d; text-decoration: underline;">*<a href="http://www.gelmans.com/Firm/Bios/tabid/69/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration: none;">Jon L. 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-55279707242944323072024-02-13T05:20:00.004-05:002024-02-13T05:20:41.185-05:00OSHA Fines Paterson NJ Contractor $1Million for Fall Violations<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #191919;">The U.S. Department of Labor's </span><a href="https://www.osha.gov/"><span class="s1" style="color: #0b5394;">Occupational Safety and Health Administration</span></a><span style="color: #191919;"> has cited a New Jersey contractor for again exposing workers to fall hazards, this time while working at a construction site in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">LACK OF FALL PROTECTION</span></b><br /><span style="color: #191919;">OSHA initiated an inspection of </span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwixzfrhhKiEAxVURzABHdhGCUEQFnoECBIQAQ&url=https://www.facebook.com/adrian537/&usg=AOvVaw26lM3mUMV8Kzh-6UPiUJrf&opi=89978449"><span class="s2"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Adrian Construction Group LLC</span></span></a><span class="s3" style="color: #0c61ab;">,</span><span style="color: #191919;"> of Paterson, NJ, in July 2023 under a local emphasis program for falls in construction. The agency issued six willful violations for lack of fall protection and failure to ensure the use of eye protection and four serious violations for unsafe scaffolds and failure to provide hard hats for overhead hazards. The company faces a proposed penalty of $1,017,248 for these violations.</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4k6X_hyj6S2II647DA8oUeM2p84cd5W15qgcv-ai8mc1Ct2p7GpbRfEB4la2C1ibdSB4aRQFKK2JqW3orQ9kOozg0xT0kEtjrbqKOFGTC0t5fbZZPs8PPYX1DP-D1DjSD-az7za4tBHhiO23QqADfsMX3NVeGQb1mSXLTb-Oh9SzEOGohdas7Y-u7s8/s1920/OSHA%20Falls.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4k6X_hyj6S2II647DA8oUeM2p84cd5W15qgcv-ai8mc1Ct2p7GpbRfEB4la2C1ibdSB4aRQFKK2JqW3orQ9kOozg0xT0kEtjrbqKOFGTC0t5fbZZPs8PPYX1DP-D1DjSD-az7za4tBHhiO23QqADfsMX3NVeGQb1mSXLTb-Oh9SzEOGohdas7Y-u7s8/w460-h259/OSHA%20Falls.jpg" width="460" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #191919;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">INSPECTIONS</span></b><br /><span style="color: #191919;">OSHA has inspected Adrian Construction </span><a href="https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.search?p_logger=1&establishment=adrian+construction&State=NJ&officetype=all&Office=all&sitezip=&p_case=all&p_violations_exist=all&startmonth=01&startday=24&startyear=2015&endmonth=01&endday=24&endyear=2024" style="color: #191919;"><span class="s4" style="color: #0b5bae;">five times since 2016</span></a><span style="color: #191919;">, and in each instance, the agency cited the company for failure to provide workers with fall protection. The company has been added to the </span><a href="https://www.osha.gov/enforcement/svep" style="color: #191919;"><span class="s4" style="color: #0b5bae;">Severe Violators Enforcement Program</span></a><span style="color: #191919;"> due to the egregious nature of the fall violations.</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="color: #191919; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Adrian Construction, under the ownership of Adrian Perea, continues to show a blatant disregard for the safety of their employees," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Doug Parker. "Placing them on the list of severe violators will intensify our scrutiny of their operations."</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">RESIDENTIAL CARPENTRY AND FRAMING CONTRACTOR</span></b><br /><span style="color: #191919;">Adrian Construction Group LLC is a residential carpentry and framing contractor with 20 employees. The company has 15 business days from receipt of its </span><a href="https://dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/2024/01/osha2024adrianconstructioncitations.pdf" style="color: #191919;"><span class="s4" style="color: #0b5bae;">citations and penalties</span></a><span style="color: #191919;"> to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director, or contest the findings before the independent </span><a href="http://www.oshrc.gov/" style="color: #191919;"><span class="s4" style="color: #0b5bae;">Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission</span></a><span style="color: #191919;">.</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">FALL FATALITIES</span></b><br /><span style="color: #191919;">The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 1,069 construction workers died on the job in 2022, with 395 of those fatalities related to falls from elevations. Exposure to fall hazards makes residential framing and roofing work among the deadliest jobs in construction.</span></span></p><p class="p3" style="color: #191919; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OSHA's <a href="https://www.osha.gov/stop-falls"><span class="s4" style="color: #0b5bae;">stop falls website</span></a> offers safety information and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpowg5Ynh0w"><span class="s5" style="color: #1a4080;">video presentations</span></a> in English and Spanish to teach workers about <a href="https://www.osha.gov/stop-falls/educational-resources"><span class="s4" style="color: #0b5bae;">fall hazards and proper safety procedures</span></a>. </span></p><div style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: #666666; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-52030748726356838682024-02-08T12:22:00.001-05:002024-02-08T12:24:45.335-05:00 COVID-19 Supplemental Benefits for Healthcare Workers Proposed in Legislation<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Legislation (<a href="https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/A4000/3504_I1.PDF" target="_blank">A3504</a>) has been introduced to establish the Health Care Workers COVID-19 Supplemental Benefits Program in the Division of Workers' Compensation.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">PURPOSE</span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This legislation aims to assist healthcare workers whose public service has rendered them particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 by alleviating long-term economic hardships due to COVID-19. The support provided by the bill is especially important in cases where healthcare workers become unable to work for extended periods because of persistent, long-term symptoms following recovery from acute COVID-19, colloquially known as "Long COVID."</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGsxYtSZMCvkLdOIljU4vLGpATdjHiiwlUOMdhZ4kpiPmyS2NgaRp2yAYkizrEVOBYIWDRA8QlKmB8kmB2uv6DZ6qfY39WXOmmXqJVvCjITMPu740I8__jK5DVGZXOgTbguoS-erXjH3GE89vQMfzZYDoThOtTgO_gI4G3KMdbcQ-cHezMy2nnwrDXIc/s1920/COVID-19Sup%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGsxYtSZMCvkLdOIljU4vLGpATdjHiiwlUOMdhZ4kpiPmyS2NgaRp2yAYkizrEVOBYIWDRA8QlKmB8kmB2uv6DZ6qfY39WXOmmXqJVvCjITMPu740I8__jK5DVGZXOgTbguoS-erXjH3GE89vQMfzZYDoThOtTgO_gI4G3KMdbcQ-cHezMy2nnwrDXIc/w464-h261/COVID-19Sup%20copy.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS</span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The bill provides supplemental benefits to healthcare workers determined to be eligible for workers’ compensation because they have contracted COVID-19 "in the course of employment." The supplemental benefits are provided when an eligible healthcare worker qualifies for regular workers’ compensation equal to 70 percent of the weekly wages received at the time of injury, subject to the stated minimum and maximum compensation levels.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">DURATION 180 WEEKS</span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The supplemental benefits do not commence until all benefits equal to the healthcare worker’s full salary have ended. Supplemental benefits are provided if the healthcare worker cannot work due to COVID-19, but not for more than 180 weeks.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">FULL SALARY</span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The amount of the supplemental benefit is such that the sum of the weekly regular workers’ compensation plus the weekly supplemental benefit equals 100percent of the health care worker’s weekly wage, except that that sum shall not exceed $1,800, with similar adjustments made to compensation paid to volunteer health care workers.</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">ANNUAL REPORT</span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The bill directs the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development to issue annual reports of available information regarding the number of claims by healthcare workers entitled to the supplemental benefits, the total amount of benefits awarded, the total anticipated and the accrued costs of the benefits, and an estimate of what portion of the funds appropriated for the program will be needed to pay all of the benefits, and a request to the Governor and the Legislature for any additional appropriation which may be required to make the payments.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SURCHARGE</span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The supplemental benefits are not to be considered in determining the annual surcharge levied on policyholders and self-insured employers for the Second Injury Fund or the experience ratings of individual employers.</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">ADVISORY COUNCIL</span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The bill establishes the Health Care Workers COVID-19 Supplemental Benefits Program Advisory Council, consisting of twelve Division of Workers' Compensation members, to advise the division and provide program administration recommendations. The advisory council will be dissolved, and the annual reports by both the council and the commissioner will cease upon a determination that all eligible healthcare workers have received all supplemental benefits to which they are entitled.</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">$30,000,000 FUNDING</span></b></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The bill appropriates $30,000,000 from the Health Care Workers COVID-19 Supplemental Benefits Program from the General Fund to the Second Injury Fund to provide supplemental benefits and pay the advisory council any necessary expenses.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-56188916741986796832024-02-06T04:37:00.001-05:002024-02-06T04:41:24.800-05:00OSHA Fines NJ Container Company $437,860 for Safety and Health Violation<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #191919;">A transportation company faces <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">$437,860 in federal penalties</span> after the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigated its Paulsboro, NJ, location and found workplace safety and health hazards</span><span style="color: #191919;">.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">WILLFUL VIOLATION</span></b><br /><span style="color: #191919;">OSHA initiated its inspection of </span></span><a href="https://www.danacompanies.com/" style="color: #191919; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span class="s2">Dana Container</span></a><span style="color: #191919; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> in July 2023 in response to an employee complaint that alleged safety and health deficiencies. The agency cited the company for one willful violation because they<span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> did not properly maintain safety data sheets for chemicals, including corrosive</span>.</span></p><p class="p2" style="color: #191919; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEjcJAv1I_vkX1Rmh56ss3Qfwr8EdWHUhSY6GXCIhjfULP0GQoGOaN_wEyCs6G-RgTPXRlW43WBNGIxM69C7MJ0AgwVpOLyvB81Z6k5yhZhXZnxGIs2E1azoSIVPSGRgrMb28yDsrREQbRhfHSn1SOccZ4Q37LNJxS82128EYUgTlrG8qNSxrR38ypKc/s2322/OSHA%20Dana.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="2322" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEjcJAv1I_vkX1Rmh56ss3Qfwr8EdWHUhSY6GXCIhjfULP0GQoGOaN_wEyCs6G-RgTPXRlW43WBNGIxM69C7MJ0AgwVpOLyvB81Z6k5yhZhXZnxGIs2E1azoSIVPSGRgrMb28yDsrREQbRhfHSn1SOccZ4Q37LNJxS82128EYUgTlrG8qNSxrR38ypKc/w449-h349/OSHA%20Dana.png" width="449" /></a></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">REPEAT VIOLATIONS</span></b><br /><span style="color: #191919;">Three repeat violations involved:</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="color: #191919; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-align: left;"></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">chemical container labels that were not updated and, therefore, workers were not made aware of the names of new chemicals; </span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">eyewash stations that were not properly maintained and</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">medical evaluations that were not conducted for workers before respirator use. </span></span></li></ol><p></p><p class="p2" style="color: #191919; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OSHA previously cited Dana Container in <a href="https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1405010.015"><span class="s3" style="color: #0b5bae;">2019</span></a> and <a href="https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1643932.015"><span class="s3" style="color: #0b5bae;">2023</span></a> for similar violations. Four serious citations were also issued because the company failed to inspect hoists, establish a written hazard communication program, and ensure safety requirements were met using a lifeline fall protection system.</span></p><p class="p2" style="color: #191919; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Dana Container continues to jeopardize the well-being of its workers by repeatedly disregarding federal safety and health laws and standards," said OSHA Area Office Director Paula Dixon-Roderick in Marlton, New Jersey. "The company must address these violations immediately to fulfill its legal obligation to provide a safe and healthful workplace."</span></p><p class="p2" style="color: #191919; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Dana Container Inc. is a nationwide transportation company whose principal business is leasing transportation equipment and operating tank truck washes.</span></p><p class="p2" style="color: #191919; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The company has 15 business days from receipt of the <a href="https://dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/2024/01/OSHA2024Dana%20container%20citations.pdf"><span class="s3" style="color: #0b5bae;">citations and penalties</span></a> to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA, or contest the findings before the independent <a href="http://www.oshrc.gov/"><span class="s3" style="color: #0b5bae;">Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission</span></a>.</span></p><div><b style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Recommended Citation:</span></b><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Gelman, Jon L., OSHA Fines NJ Container Company $437,860 for Safety and Health Violation, www.gelmans.com (02/06/2024)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #666666; font-family: Calibri; font-size: xx-large;">......</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-10400463013448151192024-01-30T22:38:00.005-05:002024-01-31T03:47:16.609-05:00 Long Overdue Public Safety Worker Coverage<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Legislation has been reintroduced to provide workers’ compensation benefits for certain public safety workers who developed an occupational illness or injury flowing from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A closer look at the legislation reveals that it removes defenses such as causal relationship, statute of limitations, and jurisdiction. Complicated statutory and regulatory challenges may ultimately offset the benefits offered.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="text-align: justify;"> <span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>PRESUMPTION AND JURISDICTION</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This bill creates a presumption that any injury, illness, or death from any <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/conditions.html" target="_blank">World Trade Center-related health conditions</a> that are certified by the Centers for Disease Control is compensable under workers’ compensation law for public safety workers who participated in the response to the September 11, 2001 attacks and who are being treated or monitored through the World Trade Center Health Program established by the Centers for Disease Control.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n_mozZiIRMo" width="320" youtube-src-id="n_mozZiIRMo"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>COLLATERAL BENEFITS</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">While certain workers may already be covered under other eligibility criteria for workers’ compensation benefits, there remain workers who acted heroically on September 11th, who have become ill or injured but remain ineligible for workers’ compensation benefits. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>ELIMINATION OF THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This bill eliminates the statute of limitations defenses for workers who still need to file for their medical conditions. Eligible individuals include those participating in the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/" target="_blank">World Trade Center Health Program</a>. The Centers for Disease Control established this program, and one of the operation centers is <a href="https://eohsi.rutgers.edu/world-trade-center/" target="_blank">Rutgers University</a>. The program provides treatment and monitoring for those who responded to the September 11th attacks. The proposed legislation will benefit those heroes who have endured severe health consequences due to that participation.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: white;">CASE LAW LIMITING JURISDICTION</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The NJ Supreme Court, in a 5-2 split, held that the workers' compensation claimant's exposure to toxic substances during four months of his employment in New Jersey, immediately followed by an additional twenty-one-year exposure to the same or similar substances in New York, did not result in injury, namely occupational pulmonary disease, in New Jersey to confer subject matter jurisdiction on the New Jersey Division of Workers' Compensation. The decision was authored by Justice Coleman, a former judge of compensation. <a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7231399911222927312&q=Williams+v.+Port+Authority+of+New+York+and+New+Jersey&hl=en&as_sdt=6,31"><span class="s1">Williams v. PORT AUTHORITY OF NY, 813 A. 2d 531 - NJ: Supreme Court 2003</span></a>.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The proposed legislation would reverse the Williams case decision and adopt the analysis expressed in a strong dissent written<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by <a href="https://www.njcourts.gov/public/museum/meet-the-justices/associate-justice-virginia-long" target="_blank">Justice Long</a>, who argued that the case should considered within the jurisdiction of the NJ Division Workers’ Compensation:</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“In sum, the Port Authority, a bi-state agency with a major presence in New Jersey, purposefully assigned Williams to work here and, in so doing, exposed him to noxious substances. It was here that, as a matter of law, some of Williams's injury is deemed to have occurred. Plainly, the composite employment incidents reveal that New Jersey's interest is more than fleeting and casual.”</i></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i>“More importantly, the majority opinion effectively singles out one class of workers, those who by happenstance have been exposed to noxious substances both within and outside our borders, for a different jurisdictional burden than all other workers. There is simply no warrant for such a move. All workers' compensation cases should be subject to the same jurisdictional threshold and to the analysis by which we have classically abided. As a judicial system, we have absolutely no interest that will be vindicated by closing our doors to workers like Williams.”</i></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>OFFSET OF BENEFITS</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Should the legislation be passed, another issue is offsetting benefits awarded under collateral programs, including pensions, Federal programs established for 9/11 first responders, and Medicare (<a href="https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coordination-benefits-recovery/overview/secondary-payer" target="_blank">Medicare Secondary Payer Act</a>). If medical benefits are awarded are not subject to offset, the legislation will undoubtedly advantage the Rutgers University medical program, which would be a positive consequence and, collaterally, avail the citizens of the State of New Jersey.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Bill <a href="https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S1470/bill-text?f=S1500&n=1470_I1" target="_blank">S1470</a> was favorably reported out of the NJ Senate Labor Committee by a vote of 3-0 with 2 abstentions. Senators <a href="https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/411/senator-lagana" target="_blank">Joseph A. Lagana</a> and <a href="https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/237/senator-scutari" target="_blank">Nicholas P. Scutari</a> were the primary sponsors. It has been referred to the NJ Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. An identical bill, A2100, was introduced in the NJ Assembly.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="background-color: #ffe599;">POSITIVE STEP FORWARD</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The legislation is a long overdue and positive step forward in recognizing public safety workers who developed illness or injury as a result of responding to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that occurred almost a quarter century ago. The legislation should be amended to include all terrorist attacks regardless of the territory upon which they occurred. NJ heroic responders who cross interstate lines in response to such tragic events should be recognized and provided for by the NJ Workers’ Compensation Act. This is even more important as the world faces political upheavals and chaotic events worldwide.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Related:</b></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2019/07/nj-governor-murphy-signs-legislation-to.html">NJ Governor Murphy Signs Legislation to Protect First Responders, Including 9/11 Volunteers 7/19/2019</a><br /><br /><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2015/08/senator-gillibrand-we-have-moral.html">Senator Gillibrand: We Have a Moral Obligation to Care for 9/11 Heroes, Survivors & Their Families</a> 8/13/2019<br /><br /><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2015/04/health-and-compensation-programs-passed.html">Health and Compensation Programs Passed Into Law After Almost Decade-Long Fight Set to Expire This Year – Participants in 9/11 Health Program Living in All 50 States and 429 of 435 Congressional Districts</a> 4/16/2019<br /><br /><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-world-trade-center-health-fund-will.html">The World Trade Center Health Fund Will Seek Reimbursement of Workers' Compensation Payments</a> 2/26/2014</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3581298" target="_blank">World Trade Center Tragedy Creates Complex Workers' Compensation Issues </a>10/8/2001 </span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(80, 80, 80); color: #505050; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px;">Available at SSRN:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://ssrn.com/abstract=3581298" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(80, 80, 80); color: #505050; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">https://ssrn.com/abstract=3581298</a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(80, 80, 80); color: #505050; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a class="textlink" href="https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3581298" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(80, 80, 80); color: #505050; font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3581298</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://eohsi.rutgers.edu/rutgers-wtcclinic/" target="_blank">Rutgers World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Recommended Citation:</span></b> Gelman, Jon L., Long Overdue Public Safety Worker Coverage Worker Coverage, www.gelmans.com (02/01/2024)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #666666; font-family: Calibri; font-size: xx-large;">......</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px 0px 5px; max-width: 700px;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #666666; font-family: verdana; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-42856268976413966132024-01-24T12:27:00.004-05:002024-01-30T09:09:43.080-05:00Long COVID Continues as a Workplace Crisis<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Long COVID continues to impact the lives of US workers. Millions of Americans live with long COVID and its many symptoms. These include fatigue, cognitive impairment (commonly referred to as muscle or joint pain, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, sleep difficulties, mood changes, and more. With millions of Americans suffering daily, more must be done to address this crisis.</span><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="398" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PQl_X9pAL0k" width="478" youtube-src-id="PQl_X9pAL0k"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(19, 19, 19); white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, attended the hearing. Senator Murray noted some of her recent efforts to tackle Long Covid and underscored the importance of Congress taking further steps to address Long Covid and help patients across the country. See the video above.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">According to estimates from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey, 16 million working-age Americans reported having long, and of those, 2 to 4 million are out of work due to Long COVID. For some, the change in job status can affect health insurance, which can further treatment options. The Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey reported that 16 million working-age Americans reported having Long COVID; 2 to 4 million are out of work due to Long COVID. For some, the change in job status can affect health insurance and workers’ compensation benefits, which can further treatment options.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, chaired by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), held a <a href="https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/addressing-long-covid-advancing-research-and-improving-patient-care" target="_blank">Hearing</a> on Thursday, January 18, 2024, titled “Addressing Long COVID: Advancing Research and Improving Patient Care.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“The impacts of this pandemic are still being felt by millions of families,” said Sanders. “We cannot turn our backs on the American people who struggle with long COVID. At all levels of government, we must do more to address the health crises countless Americans are living through because of coronavirus. Lives are at stake. I look forward to hearing from patients, experts, and researchers about what we must do to address this crisis, advanced research, and patient care that so many Americans desperately need.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Testimony of Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D. Clinical Epidemiologist</b><span class="s1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b> </b></span><b>Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Long Covid represents the constellation of long-term health effects of COVID-19. Long Covid is a multisystem disorder that affects nearly every organ system, including the heart, the brain<span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">,</span> the endocrine system, the immune system<span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">9, </span>and the gastrointestinal system<span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 11px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_F2WJkE-bGNFJdavJYJbX18uGqqAW9837thQG3OhU7rs91Uh7Wygty1TAC8-t3uNyEDa8csm8DtpsFpFt8U_L_r-c2JLMvfE6J4ZLrI6_E_tXo_TdtBYB0dBgqiq_r80eUcQ9I5mbp0nkHjJbj8jRfSohe3lZKwIOu2hR2p08l3XBaxIVfdIvU9dnTw0/s1324/Screenshot%202024-01-24%20at%2011.46.37%E2%80%AFAM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1324" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_F2WJkE-bGNFJdavJYJbX18uGqqAW9837thQG3OhU7rs91Uh7Wygty1TAC8-t3uNyEDa8csm8DtpsFpFt8U_L_r-c2JLMvfE6J4ZLrI6_E_tXo_TdtBYB0dBgqiq_r80eUcQ9I5mbp0nkHjJbj8jRfSohe3lZKwIOu2hR2p08l3XBaxIVfdIvU9dnTw0/w499-h316/Screenshot%202024-01-24%20at%2011.46.37%E2%80%AFAM.png" width="499" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p5" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">ECONOMIC COST $3.7 TRILLION</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Long Covid affects at least 20 million Americans. It affects people across the lifespan – from children to older adults. It affects people across race, ethnicity, and sex. The burden of disease and disability in Long Covid is on par with heart disease and cancer. Long Covid has wide and deep ramifications on the labor market and the economy<span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>– some estimates suggest that the toll of Long Covid on the U.S. economy is $3.7 trillion– on par with the 2008 recession.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">DISMAL RECOVERY RATES</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Recovery rates for many of the components of Long Covid are low. Some conditions that develop after COVID (e.g. heart disease, diabetes, etc.) are chronic conditions that last a lifetime. Some conditions including fatigue and brain fog seem to improve in a small fraction of people with Long Covid.</span></p><p class="p6" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0px 7.9px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p7" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Testimony of Tiffany Walker, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine</span></i></b></p><p class="p8" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i></i><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a conservative estimate of 20 million U.S. cases of</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Long COVID<span class="s3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>In fact, we have seen that 15% of those exposed to COVID-19 go on to develop </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">long-term sequelae.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">INDIRECT DISABILITY COSTS $30 BILLION</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“We know that long haulers are more likely to be unemployed or work reduced hours,<span class="s3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>with one</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">estimate reporting nearly half were unable to work full-time due to the severity of symptoms and nearly a quarter were unable to return to work at all…..This level of disability also mirrors that seen in diabetes, for which $30 billion of indirect costs is spent annually on reduced employment due to disability.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">DURATION</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“The duration of this disease remains unknown;<span class="s3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>however, there is mounting evidence supporting significant overlap between Long COVID and pre-existing infection-associated chronic diseases such as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) and dysautonomia, which are known to be debilitating and can persist in individuals indefinitely.<span class="s3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">9</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The COVID pandemic is far from over. As workers continue to contract COVID-19, the consequences of Long COVID-19 remain a growing health and economic crisis for the workers’ compensation system. </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Related:</b></span></p><h1 class="edn_articleTitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Gelman, Jon L., </span><a href="https://www.gelmans.com/ReadingRoom/TabId/65/ArtMID/1482/ArticleID/1087/Workers%e2%80%99-Compensation-Benefits-for-Long-COVID.aspx" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;" target="_blank">Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Long COVID</a><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: large; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, www.</em><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">gelmans.com (2024).</span></h1><div><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Davis HE, McCorkell L, Vogel JM, Topol EJ. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-022-00846-2" target="_blank">Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and </a></span></i><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41579-022-00846-2" target="_blank">recommendations</a>. 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Jan 13 2023:1‐14. doi:10.1038/s41579‐022‐00846‐2</span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Xie Y, Xu E, Bowe B, Al‐Aly Z. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01689-3" target="_blank">Long‐term cardiovascular outcomes of COVID‐19</a>. Nat Med. Mar </span></i><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">2022;28(3):583‐590. doi:10.1038/s41591‐022‐01689‐3</span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Xu E, Xie Y, Al‐Aly Z. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02001-z" target="_blank">Long‐term neurologic outcomes of COVID‐19</a>. Nat Med. Nov </span></i><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">2022;28(11):2406‐2415. doi:10.1038/s41591‐022‐02001‐z</span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cutler DM. <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2792505" target="_blank">The Costs of Long COVID. JAMA Health Forum.</a> 2022;3(5):e221809‐e221809. </span></i><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2022.1809</span></i></p></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s9" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #0d3f81; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>Recommended Citation:</b></span><span class="s10" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #535353; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-15417297352923756652024-01-17T06:34:00.008-05:002024-01-21T05:05:42.931-05:00NJ Expands Compensation Benefits for First Responders<p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">NJ Governor Phil Murphy signed <a href="https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A6000/5909_R1.PDF"><span class="s1" style="color: #012087;">A-5909/S-4267</span></a>, which revises workers' compensation coverage for certain injuries to certain volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel. The bill amends current workers’ compensation law to add that a response to an emergency, including work sufficient to cause certain injuries or death, is compensable.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The bill also expands those covered to include any career emergency medical technicians and paramedics employed by the State, a county, a municipality, or a private sector counterpart engaged in public emergency medical and rescue services. In addition, paid, part-paid, or volunteer firefighters and police officers and members of a volunteer <a href="https://lnnnews.com/police-hatzolah-now-eligible-for-workers-comp/" target="_blank">first aid</a> or rescue squad are eligible for compensation.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7ANVO5i12-EOhss8UOBLYDxJjRzGVhwjn4v702Ei6hGjPNIsku5Cl22Fl2Lts5fieFpW2ald23i4q9BVyKJ76tMVrEt2224oSfDOSfhnGVI6NbmM5Bv5nkWXB--IDahVpfUlFybRAIKTWmb2NwtHiKizHIIDRXQU5QzHC4-keRtyZTLtQcnfFeHKdhPQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7ANVO5i12-EOhss8UOBLYDxJjRzGVhwjn4v702Ei6hGjPNIsku5Cl22Fl2Lts5fieFpW2ald23i4q9BVyKJ76tMVrEt2224oSfDOSfhnGVI6NbmM5Bv5nkWXB--IDahVpfUlFybRAIKTWmb2NwtHiKizHIIDRXQU5QzHC4-keRtyZTLtQcnfFeHKdhPQ=w490-h276" width="490" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">GOVERNOR MURPHY</span></b></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“Our first responders experience a tremendous amount of stress while putting their lives on the line for our safety. Worrying about compensation upon injury should not be a concern while they are providing critical emergency services,” <a href="https://nj.gov/governor/admin/about/"><span class="s2"><span style="color: black;">said Governor Murphy</span></span></a><b>.</b> “Our first responders and essential workers are a top priority for our Administration, which is why I am proud to sign this bill into law today to provide these workers and their families with compensation coverage for the injuries that they sustain while they are on the job.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>COMMISSIONER ASARO-ANGELO</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Workers' Compensation provides peace of mind to workers, who know they will receive wage replacement and medical coverage for any illness or injuries sustained during the course of their employment. This law further protects first responders – who put themselves in harm's way in order to help others – in emergency situations," <span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.nj.gov/labor/aboutlwd/ourmission.shtml"><span class="s2">said Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo</span></a>.</span><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">SPONSORS</span></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The primary sponsors of this bill are Senator Paul Sarlo and Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo. Other prime sponsors of this bill include then-Assemblyman, now Senator Parker Space, former Senator Steven Oroho, and former Assemblyman Harold Wirths.<br /><br />“Emergency responders have earned our support and appreciation,” <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Sarlo"><span class="s2"><span style="color: black;">said Senator Paul Sarlo, the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and Mayor of Wood-Ridge</span></span></a><b>.</b> “They put their lives on the line to protect the safety of the residents of New Jersey and provide the immediate care that is vital for those who are injured or experiencing medical emergencies. If they suffer health emergencies of their own due to the dangers of their jobs, the responders and their families deserve the compensation they have earned. This law will bring more fairness to the workers compensation system.”<br /><br />“Firefighters, police, first aid crews and others who respond to emergencies act heroically each and every day,” <span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/279/assemblyman-deangelo"><span class="s2">said Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo</span></a>.</span> “I’m pleased to see this bill signed into law, as it will benefit both our volunteer and professional public safety and law enforcement personnel.”<br /><br />“This legislation will make sure that our firefighters, police officers, and EMTs are justly compensated if they sustain injuries responding to an emergency,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Space" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">said then-Assemblyman, now Senator Parker Space<span class="s2">”</span> </span></a><b>.</b> <span style="color: #0b5394;">“</span>Whether you are a volunteer or a career first responder, making sure these men and women who sacrifice so much for their communities are taken care of in a time of need is paramount.”<br /><br />“The inspiration for this bill is Scott Danielson, an EMT with the Lakeland Ambulance Squad who died from a heart attack hours after responding to a motor vehicle crash involving his daughter. The Danielson family had to fight for years to be awarded compensation after Scott’s passing. What the Danielson family went through extended their grief and sorrow from losing Scott for years, it is unfathomable that it took so long for his family to receive closure. On the eighth anniversary of his passing, with the signing of this legislation, we've ensured that no other family will have to bear that burden,” <a href="https://newjerseyfirefighters.org/about/board-of-directors"><span class="s2"><span style="color: black;">said Matthew Caliente, President, Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey</span></span></a>.<b> </b>“The work of our members, <a href="https://www.iaff.org/news/better-protections-in-place-for-nj-fire-fighters-who-suffer-fatal-heart-attacks-or-strokes/" target="_blank">firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics</a> is physical in nature, and when you add the emotional and environmental stressors that we bring home after our shift, our bodies are negatively impacted hours and days after the response is over.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“This is an incredibly important piece of legislation that safeguards paramedics and EMTs who are often overlooked when it comes to protections despite working in extraordinary stressful and often dangerous conditions. We deeply appreciate the governor’s support of EMS providers throughout the state, and we look forward to working with him and his administration to further progress EMS in NJ,” <a href="https://www.panjems.org/about-us" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">said Ben Dafilou, Executive Director of Paramedics for the Advancement of NJ EMS</span>.</a></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“This law further recognizes the risks that firefighters and other first responders face when they respond to an emergency,” sa<a href="https://www.njfmba.org/"><span class="s2">id <span style="color: black;">Eddie Donnelly, President of the NJFMBA, representing more than 6,000 professional firefighters, EMTs, and dispatchers across New Jersey</span></span></a>. “Many of the dangers of our jobs are obvious, others more subtle, all potentially deadly. Today the families of more first responders are protected should their loved one answer final alarm. Thank you, Governor Murphy, for once again showing your support to the men and women that keep our communities safe.” </span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2022/A6000/5909_S1.PDF" target="_blank">Assembly Statement</a> A No. 5909</span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Related:</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.gelmans.com/ReadingRoom/tabid/65/ArtMID/1482/ArticleID/1084/Default.aspx" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #330102; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-2051667936166378652024-01-08T20:06:00.002-05:002024-01-09T05:11:48.475-05:00 Not A Violation of Public Policy<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In rejecting an employee’s attempt to go forward with a lawsuit directly against an employer, the NJ Appellate Division ruled, in an unreported case*, that an employee, in a novel argument,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>may assert the “violation of public policy” as an allegation.</span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The case involved a worker who was injured when opening an electrical panel in the course of his employment. While the worker sought and received workers’ compensation benefits, an additional claim was filed against his employer for alleged gross negligence, simple negligence, and intentional wrongs against the employer for failure to warn and instruct, among many other allegations.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVqMokjY1QWGdfVZ4jrRN3Oa3wl6ItKLwF3VzryF6vqmf2mJUG2e_TRv8ZNXqFdR7_8UZfp2BEJyil9rS1v3U9d_AroSJJvewWFzszmcqQPIlhexFguOJtAH7pmqA2rv_9e7ajuJp53Eoo_Bu5XumhOLDNpHMTc94rS3bORr0n_8EWwrSlaYhyFzF98uM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVqMokjY1QWGdfVZ4jrRN3Oa3wl6ItKLwF3VzryF6vqmf2mJUG2e_TRv8ZNXqFdR7_8UZfp2BEJyil9rS1v3U9d_AroSJJvewWFzszmcqQPIlhexFguOJtAH7pmqA2rv_9e7ajuJp53Eoo_Bu5XumhOLDNpHMTc94rS3bORr0n_8EWwrSlaYhyFzF98uM=w468-h263" width="468" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>NO DUTY TO DEFEND - NOT A VIOLATION OF PUBLIC POLICY</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The employee alleged that it should be against public policy for an employer to engage in such activity; therefore, a civil action should be permitted to go forward. In addressing the public policy argument, the Court interpreted the insurance policy's language by the insurance carrier, who asserted that it had no duty to defend under the employer's liability insurance policy with Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company. The exclusion is embodied in the Employer’s Liability EII exclusion.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The trial judge found that “Hartford’s exclusion provision was unambiguous, stating 'this insurance does not cover any and all intentional wrongs within the exception allowed by N.J.S.A. 34:15-8” (emphasis omitted) (citation omitted); thus, Hartford’s policy excluded coverage…'” The appellate court agreed and distinguished the contractual language from that raised in the <a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3781844109751520596&q=188+nj+582&hl=en&as_sdt=4,31"><span class="s1" style="color: #990000;">NJ Mfrs. Ins. Co. v. DELTA PLASTICS, 911 A. 2d 477 - NJ: Supreme Court 2006</span></a> and <a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=29377773149456370&q=188+nj+542&hl=en&as_sdt=4,31"><span class="s1" style="color: #990000;">Charles Beseler Co. v. O'Gorman & Young, 911 A. 2d 47 - NJ: Supreme Court 2006</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">cases.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Court reasoned that the NJ Department of Banking and Insurance approved the contractual insurance policy language and, therefore, conformed with public policy. <span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=12466222709426770325&q=180+nj+super+227&hl=en&as_sdt=4,31"><span class="s1" style="color: #990000;">Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Daniels, 434 A. 2d 648 - NJ: Appellate Div. 1981</span></a>.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>FAILED TO MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR AN INTENTIONAL TORT</b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Additionally, the Court outright rejected the assertion of an intentional tort claim, holding that the employer’s actions were not substantially certain to cause harm. <a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3164795687565191563&q=101nj161&hl=en&as_sdt=4,31"><span class="s1" style="color: #990000;">Millison v. EI du Pont de Nemours & Co., 501 A. 2d 505 - NJ: Supreme Court 1985</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13391651595454001905&q=170+nj+602&hl=en&as_sdt=4,31"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #990000;">Laidlow v. Hariton Mach. Co., Inc., 790 A. 2d 884 - NJ: Supreme Court 20</span>02</span></a>, and <a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5835308337046411316&q=170+nj+602&hl=en&as_sdt=4,31"><span class="s1" style="color: #990000;">Van Dunk v. 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-16199557832466015822024-01-07T20:45:00.004-05:002024-01-07T21:40:25.667-05:00 Household Contact Awarded $30 Million Verdict for Mesothelioma<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Employers have a responsibility not only to their employees but also to their household contacts, individuals who live in the employee’s home. Employees who are exposed at work may carry the toxic substances home on their clothes or their body.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span>A Cook County Illinois jury awarded a $30 million mesothelioma verdict against tire manufacturer Bridgestone Firestone in a case where the deceased's only exposure to asbestos was through his father's employment decades earlier at a tire manufacturing facility in Decatur.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfytmwEP6sLq-mTHs0ltKD0JabABtDo--iF6p_rBubsQTn8ZGFGuomTm1uKLSF-UqSJ1cSGlcwUJlmTI8DASPK9tLx6fKxZcFAW7wNkFc6uBtiivONS69_DM3NqyCsPnT4Yln4867XFUIy5aibjC27FPSmsKUkElFXViYa8BVMqeWUMny-wQQ93qhW4ho" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfytmwEP6sLq-mTHs0ltKD0JabABtDo--iF6p_rBubsQTn8ZGFGuomTm1uKLSF-UqSJ1cSGlcwUJlmTI8DASPK9tLx6fKxZcFAW7wNkFc6uBtiivONS69_DM3NqyCsPnT4Yln4867XFUIy5aibjC27FPSmsKUkElFXViYa8BVMqeWUMny-wQQ93qhW4ho=w429-h242" width="429" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">T</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">he employee died one month before his 65<span class="s1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">th</span> birthday and only five weeks after his diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma, a cancer of the membrane that lines the body's abdominal organs. Mesothelioma is causally related to exposure to asbestos fiber.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Attorneys for the employee’s wife demonstrated that the Decatur facility used talc mined in Vermont and New York to keep tires and rubber components from sticking together. The talc contained raw asbestos, which experts say the employee, a manager at the plant, inadvertently carried home with him on his clothing.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglks-kPnrSVhYXzZxWRwiCkofF3szR7stA0k1PAEIVO8sR-VOrPQqEs_QtotENsrtJO54yBWqyCE6_Xx2bFsqUd5oc1ltnji1l4zExgjYPeQ6_RewCSbvTve3ji9CgT76jE06Nrl2UOetOfuv1n04cy5I4ZkfEK3mFi_lpk06zuDNTLbo7jp6-vy4bmLs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="2064" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglks-kPnrSVhYXzZxWRwiCkofF3szR7stA0k1PAEIVO8sR-VOrPQqEs_QtotENsrtJO54yBWqyCE6_Xx2bFsqUd5oc1ltnji1l4zExgjYPeQ6_RewCSbvTve3ji9CgT76jE06Nrl2UOetOfuv1n04cy5I4ZkfEK3mFi_lpk06zuDNTLbo7jp6-vy4bmLs=w515-h211" width="515" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Household contact exposure to asbestos resulting in mesothelioma has been well <a href="https://www.gelmans.com/ReadingRoom/tabid/65/ArtMID/1482/ArticleID/412/Default.aspx"><span class="s2">documented </span></a>in medical literature, and prior claims have resulted in awards.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Dorothy J. 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font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2015/03/mesothelioma-award-for-household.html"><span class="s4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium;">Mesothelioma: Employer Held Liable for Wife's Asbestos-Related Death</span></span></a></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; 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Gelman</a></span> of Wayne, NJ, is the author of <a href="http://store.westlaw.com/workers-compensation-law-3d-vols-38-39a-new-jersey-practice/722/17152728/productdetail" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">NJ Workers’ Compensation Law</span></a> (West-Thomson-Reuters) and co-author of the national treatise <a href="http://store.westlaw.com/modern-workers-compensation/2339/13515915/productdetail" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">Modern Workers’ Compensation Law</span></a><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"> </span>(West-Thomson-Reuters). For over five decades, the <a href="http://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/WorkersCompensation/tabid/64/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">Law Offices of Jon Gelman</span></a> 1.973.696.7900 <span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=jon@gelmans.com" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s4" style="color: #850002; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">jon@gelmans.com</span></a> </span> has represented injured workers and their families who have suffered <a href="https://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/AboutAsbestosMesothelioma.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s5" style="color: #850002;">occupational illnesses and diseases.</span></a></span></p><p class="p5" style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); 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text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">Workers' Compensation</span></a></span></span></p><p class="p4" style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #535353; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jongelman" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">JonGelman</span></a></span></p><p class="p6" style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #850002; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; 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text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">"Workers' Compensation Law"</span><span class="s8" style="color: #53110d;"> </span></a>West-Thomson-Reuters</span></p><p class="p6" style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #850002; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 15.972px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s6" style="color: #535353;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Mastodon:<a href="https://mstdn.social/@gelman" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">@gelman@mstdn.social</span></a></span></span></p><p class="p7" style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #d2910f; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: normal; 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font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>Recommended Citation:</b></span><span class="s10" style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #535353; font-family: verdana; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: medium; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); color: #535353; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">G</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">elman, Jon L.,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> Household Contact Awarded $30 Million Verdict for Mesothelioma</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"> www.gelmans.com (01/07/2024), </span></span><br /><br /></p><p class="p8" style="caret-color: rgb(102, 102, 102); 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-23240223591906840032024-01-04T07:53:00.001-05:002024-01-04T07:53:09.480-05:00Long COVID-Related Illness is a Significant Cause of Death<p><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Long COVID-Related deaths are statistically significant and will be reflected in an increase in workers' compensation dependency awards. More Than 3,500 Americans Have Died from Long COVID-Related Illness in the First 30 Months of the Pandemic. <span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="syndicate" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="row" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-md-12" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 100%; max-width: 100%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; width: 835px;"><div class="cdc-textblock" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Death certificate analysis shows that <a href="https://www.gelmans.com/ReadingRoom/TabId/65/ArtMID/1482/ArticleID/1087/Workers%e2%80%99-Compensation-Benefits-for-Long-COVID.aspx" target="_blank">Long COVID</a> played a part in 3,544 deaths in the United States from January 2020 through the end of June 2022. Long COVID deaths represented less than 1% of the 1,021,487 deaths for which COVID-19 was the underlying or contributing cause of death in that period. These findings are included in a new<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr025.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #075290;" target="_blank">report<span aria-label="pdf icon" class="sr-only" role="img" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; text-decoration-line: none; text-wrap: nowrap; width: 1px;"></span><span alt="" aria-hidden="true" class="fi cdc-icon-pdf x16 fill-pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; fill: rgb(193, 39, 45); margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; position: relative; text-decoration: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;"></span><span class="file-details" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; text-decoration-line: none;"></span></a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4kbPTxusT02bjTY42hZmidH3E50FMZyGEbIkYn_7nZDom6KolKe_pTxueixSnTCmuyHrYy3iq3rNt0x8pksU4AN04wwRM-oJXiEj_9xgnpbllWqw9Uhq0ZNv9vncnxp2VFxJqRgPBpjKlf10-L4HjAVG6892ZpWLCrYk3tGSJen9tqx2c31Gxh71ArM/s1920/LongCOVIDDaeths.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4kbPTxusT02bjTY42hZmidH3E50FMZyGEbIkYn_7nZDom6KolKe_pTxueixSnTCmuyHrYy3iq3rNt0x8pksU4AN04wwRM-oJXiEj_9xgnpbllWqw9Uhq0ZNv9vncnxp2VFxJqRgPBpjKlf10-L4HjAVG6892ZpWLCrYk3tGSJen9tqx2c31Gxh71ArM/w484-h272/LongCOVIDDaeths.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The report “<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr025.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #075290;" target="_blank">Identification of Deaths with Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 Identified from Death Certificate Literal Text: United States, January 1, 2020-June 30, 2022<span aria-label="pdf icon" class="sr-only" role="img" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; clip: rect(0px, 0px, 0px, 0px); height: 1px; margin: -1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; text-decoration-line: none; text-wrap: nowrap; width: 1px;"></span><span alt="" aria-hidden="true" class="fi cdc-icon-pdf x16 fill-pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; fill: rgb(193, 39, 45); margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; position: relative; text-decoration: inherit; vertical-align: inherit;"></span><span class="file-details" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; text-decoration-line: none;"></span></a>” describes and quantifies COVID-19 deaths involving long COVID. Cause of death text entered on death certificates in the National Vital Statistics System were analyzed to identify these deaths.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">People with a prior history of severe COVID-19 illness are at increased risk of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) and death. PASC, commonly called “long COVID”, refers to long-term symptoms experienced after a person has recovered from acute infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Subject matter expert consultation, as well as CDC’s clinical guidance for PASC, informed the list of key terms used to categorize Long COVID deaths. The terms chosen for inclusion in the analysis indicated long-term symptoms or effects of prior infection, such as exacerbating existing conditions due to COVID-19 infection. Only terms that communicated that a post-COVID condition caused or contributed to the death were included.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Other findings documented in the report:</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4rem;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The highest number of deaths with Long COVID occurred in February 2022.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4rem;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The percentage of all COVID-19 deaths involving Long COVID peaked in June 2021 (1.2%) and April 2022 (3.8%). Both peaks coincide with periods of declining numbers of COVID-19 deaths.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4rem;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Men accounted for a slightly larger percentage of long COVID deaths (51.5%) than women (48.5%).</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4rem;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">S. adults 75-84 years old accounted for the highest percentage of Long COVID deaths (28.8%), followed by adults 85 years and older (28.1%) and adults 65-74 years old (21.5%).</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4rem;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The majority of Long COVID deaths occurred among non-Hispanic White people (78.5%).</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0.4rem;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Non-Hispanic Black people accounted for the next highest percentage of long COVID deaths (10.1%), followed by Hispanic people (7.8%).</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The death rate for Long COVID was highest among non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native people (14.8 per 100,000) and lowest among non-Hispanic Asian people (1.5 per 100,000).</span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The report will be available on the NCHS website at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #075290;">www.cdc.gov/nchs</a>.</span></p><p class="p7" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-25152703655030446332024-01-03T04:12:00.005-05:002024-01-03T04:22:35.858-05:00OSHA Cites Oakland NJ Company with $257,931 in Penalties<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #212121;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A U.S. Department of Labor inspection in June 2023 at an Oakland, NJ manufacturing company — that followed reports of two workers being injured — found employees exposed to dozens of serious safety and health hazards.</span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="field field--name-field-press-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden clearfix" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">The department’s </span><a href="http://www.osha.gov/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0071bc; outline: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Occupational Safety and Health Administration</span></a><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> opened its inspection at <a href="http://www.fbinternational.com/en/" target="_blank">FB International Inc.</a>, which designs, manufactures, and installs trade show displays, after being notified about one employee’s eye injury and another’s foot injury. OSHA’s inspection led to citations for </span><a href="https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OPA/newsreleases/2023/12/20232613FBINTLcitations.pdf" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0071bc; outline: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">32 serious violations</span></a><span style="box-sizing: inherit;"> and an assessment of $256,931 in proposed penalties for the company.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCV5My_eRgG2t1L6MbwH8ZBZFBgGCdGH_EbyJB6CCmrQ8TCUoLfFI8bLiDwwdHdC1mgZiq4m1L-RLNnQIhMg1rttnfShgr8_FFOT9RBmBBYOmwmj_ILBIRVjbS9m0NRt90wAlRig-QyEzgqeqGmLfygcW6WI3m7MDFxkWaVBHQKcH6feIpnGztwh0EkMk/s1920/OSHAOakland%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #212121; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 1em 0px 1em 1.2em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3ch;"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Make sure to keep walking-working surfaces free of hazards and install guardrails at the proper height.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Keep exit routes free and unobstructed and post-exit signs correctly. </span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Properly train workers and make sure they use personal protective equipment. </span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Provide machine guards to make sure electrical equipment is used properly.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Store flammable liquids safely.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Perform a workplace hazard assessment.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Establish written hazard communication and respiratory programs.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Provide a medical evaluation to determine if an employee could use a respirator safely.</span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Maintain a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical used.</span></li></ul><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“An OSHA inspection that finds this volume of safety and health violations across several work areas indicates a failed safety and health program,” explained OSHA Area Director Lisa Levy in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey. “The inspection results should serve as a wake-up call for FB International Inc. to eliminate workplace hazards immediately and make effective safety and health programs a priority.” </span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">FB International Inc. serves clients in the U.S. and abroad with locations in Oakland and Las Vegas.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">The company has 15 business days from receipt of citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director, or contest the findings before the independent </span><span style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0071bc; outline: 0px;"><a href="http://www.oshrc.gov/" rel="noopener" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0071bc; outline: 0px;" target="_blank">Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.</a></span></span></p><p class="p7" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-feature-settings: normal; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-59424855505866947852023-12-31T03:16:00.004-05:002024-01-03T06:34:11.549-05:00Time to Review Cybersecurity<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: verdana;">As the year is winding down for law firms, it would be a good time to review their cybersecurity protocols. A major threat is ransomware attacks.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: #181818; font-family: verdana;"> <span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p3" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWKc507j48WeUtuYP7v7OGvt27LtpWUU84jXHqazbRBcOxSvNST2HdzEQA4D99WLcX5I7EWqTkPR6W_J_zBZlkfXWIrvpAZh8EEtb7jCromYn6ofP3wuvQeXNjUuwZ0n2sR0pxilTrXk6g3Pxj1F0b7lmEQvXgOv7m3d-Tgo9kemH4yvxAqp7qiIcVXY/s1920/ransomeware%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWKc507j48WeUtuYP7v7OGvt27LtpWUU84jXHqazbRBcOxSvNST2HdzEQA4D99WLcX5I7EWqTkPR6W_J_zBZlkfXWIrvpAZh8EEtb7jCromYn6ofP3wuvQeXNjUuwZ0n2sR0pxilTrXk6g3Pxj1F0b7lmEQvXgOv7m3d-Tgo9kemH4yvxAqp7qiIcVXY/w477-h268/ransomeware%20copy.jpg" width="477" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">RANSOMWARE<br /></span></b></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In 2022, LockBit was the most deployed ransomware variant worldwide and continued to be prolific in 2023. Since January 2020, LockBit affiliates have attacked organizations of varying sizes across various critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation.</span><p></p><p class="p3" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Law firms are prime targets for cyberattacks due to the sensitive nature of client information they handle. Understanding the threat landscape and implementing comprehensive cybersecurity measures is crucial. Here's what law firms should know about cybersecurity and how to prevent actors like LockBit.</span></p><p class="p3" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">DATA BREACHES</span></b><br /><span style="color: #181818;">A data breach at the Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe law firm resulted in a </span><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/law-firm-orrick-reaches-tentative-settlement-cyber-breach-cases-2023-12-21/" style="color: #181818;"><span class="s1">class action lawsuit</span></a><span style="color: #181818;">. The hackers reportedly accessed data collected by the firm involving 460,000 people. A </span><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/privacy-alert-orrick-herrington--sutcliffe-llp-law-firm-faces-class-action-investigation-for-data-breach-impacting-more-than-460-000-individuals-301941365.html" style="color: #181818;"><span class="s1">settlement</span></a><span style="color: #181818;"> was recently reported.</span></span></p><p class="p4" style="background-color: white; color: #073a6c; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Threats and vulnerabilities:</span></b></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Data breaches: </b>Hackers steal sensitive client data like Social Security numbers, financial records, or legal documents.</span></span></li><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Ransomware attacks:</b> Encryption of computer systems and data with demands for large payments to regain access. LockBit is a notorious ransomware group known for its aggressive tactics and large ransom demands.</span></span></li><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Phishing:</b> Deceptive emails or messages tricked employees into giving away login credentials or downloading malware.</span></span></li><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Insider threats:</b> Disgruntled employees or malicious actors with access to systems can cause significant damage.</span></span></li></ul><p class="p4" style="background-color: white; color: #073a6c; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Prevention strategies:</span></b></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Implement a layered security approach:</b> Strong firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention systems, endpoint protection, and data encryption.</span></span></li><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Train employees on cybersecurity awareness: </b>Regularly educate staff on identifying phishing attempts, protecting passwords, and safe browsing practices.</span></span></li><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Conduct regular security assessments:</b> Vulnerability scans and penetration testing can identify weaknesses in your systems before attackers exploit them.</span></span></li><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Use multi-factor authentication (MFA):</b> Require additional verification besides passwords for accessing sensitive systems.</span></span></li><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Back up data regularly:</b> Maintain secure backups of critical data to restore it in case of a cyberattack.</span></span></li><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Have an incident response plan:</b> Outline steps to take in a cyberattack to minimize damage and restore operations quickly.</span></span></li><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Comply with data protection regulations:</b> Understand and comply with regulations like HIPAA or GDPR for safeguarding sensitive data.</span></span></li></ul><p class="p4" style="background-color: white; color: #073a6c; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Specifically for LockBit:</span></b></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">LockBit encrypts data quickly and demands high ransoms. Be prepared to negotiate or consider alternative means of recovery like backups.</span></span></li><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">LockBit operates through affiliated "cartels" with varying tactics. Stay informed about their current strategies and potential vulnerabilities.</span></span></li><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Invest in advanced endpoint protection. Look for solutions that detect and block ransomware at the earliest stages.</span></span></li><li class="li5" style="color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="s2" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Prepare for offline attacks. LockBit has targeted backups before, so ensure offline storage is secure.</span></span></li></ul><p class="p3" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">By implementing these measures, law firms can significantly reduce their risk of cyberattacks and protect their valuable client data. Remember, cybersecurity is an ongoing process, not a one-time fix. Continuously educate your staff, stay updated on evolving threats, and adapt your security measures accordingly.</span></p><p class="p3" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's crucial to seek professional help from cybersecurity experts to assess your firm's needs and implement appropriate solutions. Don't hesitate to involve your IT team and consider consulting with legal counsel regarding data protection regulations and best practices.</span></p><p class="p6" style="background-color: white; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Law firms can create a robust cybersecurity posture and stand stronger against threats like LockBit by taking proactive steps.</span></p><p class="p3" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s3" style="color: #073a6c;"><b>Related:</b></span><br /><a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-075a"><span class="s1">#StopRansomware: LockBit 3.0</span></a> CISA 3/16/2023<br /><br /><a href="https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/CISA_MS-ISAC_Ransomware%20Guide_S508C.pdf"><span class="s1">CISA-Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) Joint Ransomware Guide</span></a> CISA</span></p><p class="p7" style="color: #094871; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.cisa.gov/cyber-hygiene-services"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-family: verdana;">Gelman, Jon L., Time to Review Cybersecurity, www.gelmans.com (12/31/2023), </span><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2023/12/time-to-review-cybersecurity.html"><span style="font-family: verdana;">https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2023/12/time-to-review-cybersecurity.html</span></a><br /><br /></p><p class="p8" style="color: #535353; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">© 2023 Jon L Gelman. 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-53111209649947706092023-12-30T05:26:00.005-05:002023-12-30T08:41:45.193-05:00Top Blog Posts of 2023<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It has been a busy year for the Workers' Compensation blog. This blog has had over 2 million views. Here is a list of<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"> the most popular posts in 2023</span>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Happy New Year!<span></span></b></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3Eyv3TAuMND5MjLbpnn9W6ZVmqiTn3ertIOYQC-DdZ32NfpJP5IVnbE5-LeOkZ7hL8QeDh6gHrJQcdeubjJ4f9J921TSOt8aEMIh_Dcnwx5tGZi3odunWHe5AK9IM3TfCwDlSflnRJF7OiK8wFDL93TCyxNF_nBaTK3roAYZxa_et_BZsA9zVGQiqsM/s1920/Top%2010-2023%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3Eyv3TAuMND5MjLbpnn9W6ZVmqiTn3ertIOYQC-DdZ32NfpJP5IVnbE5-LeOkZ7hL8QeDh6gHrJQcdeubjJ4f9J921TSOt8aEMIh_Dcnwx5tGZi3odunWHe5AK9IM3TfCwDlSflnRJF7OiK8wFDL93TCyxNF_nBaTK3roAYZxa_et_BZsA9zVGQiqsM/w522-h292/Top%2010-2023%20copy.jpg" width="522" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="widget-content popular-posts"><ul style="line-height: 1.2; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.25em;"><li style="background-color: white; color: #666666; margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-content"><div class="item-title" style="padding-bottom: 0.2em;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2021/12/household-contacts-can-sue-employer-for.html" style="color: #0563c1;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Household Contacts can sue an employer for harm caused by COVID</span></a></div><div class="item-snippet"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The longstanding principle that household contacts of an employee can sue an employer for harm has been upheld in a California claim. An em...</span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-content"><div class="item-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2012/10/laboratory-workers-and-contacts-warned.html" style="background-color: white; color: #0563c1;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Laboratory Workers and Contacts Warned of Accidental Flu Pandemic</span></a></div></div></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a href="#"></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Safety in the laboratory workplace is of critical concern as many research laboratory employees suffer from exotic diseases that become work...</span><br /><br /></div></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><br /></div></li><li style="background-color: white; color: #666666; margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-content"><div class="item-title" style="padding-bottom: 0.2em;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2015/07/reshaping-workers-compensation-for.html" style="color: #0563c1;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Reshaping Workers’ Compensation for the Sharing Economy</span></a></div><div class="item-snippet"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The most dramatic factor in reshaping the future of workers’ compensation is that we now have a sharing economy, which has quietly developed over the decade...</span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></li><li style="background-color: white; color: #666666; margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-content"><div class="item-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-jury-is-still-out-on-wind-turbine.html" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh3WJDYemYRSebAWSy-bk0BOcVaU3_nZKVP9T_LRtHvz8tUk_zmsyz-08RuqjQFqvHDlCKFBxk_GJ-I21k2kS66IW7PFo5AlvzIx93bb9fZ79Ngg0FnySmwLQ7ck5ZoTOn_CXmwUiXfhx-1drnrdwPeOB4qmg6ifEiqWgkHMmoVEqAgrIBTW11oyHlZ6_JwK557n17WP6Goakxze_zPzZ2_zDa1cd32yn89fZx7eXXrhnkdn1cMbny-PPn6yXLCyW5VWcV6uC8M9-WvkBlgSq2JXBypFIzgqwg=w72-h72-p-k-no-nu" style="border: medium; padding-right: 0.4em; position: relative;" /></span></a></div><div class="item-title" style="padding-bottom: 0.2em;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-jury-is-still-out-on-wind-turbine.html" style="color: #0563c1;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Jury is Still Out on Wind Turbine Noise</span></a></div><div class="item-snippet"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Occupational hearing loss claims have been associated with exposure to sources of loud noise for de...</span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2009/11/death-by-asbestos-exposure-continues.html"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Asbestos Exposure Continues Needlessly</span></a><br /><span style="color: #666666;">Despite all the knowledge of the hazards of asbestos fiber in the workplace, asbestos is still mined throughout the world and continues to ...</span></span></ul><ul style="line-height: 1.2; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1.25em;"><br /><li style="background-color: white; color: #666666; margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-content"><div class="item-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2023/03/is-chatgpt-ready-to-write-workers.html" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMl27k4tXeZAyRoy9krMjVO7pSCGNLII7nTNGG6a6SXiKBy8xyWWDPX5lSwjqqqpPHc2QtxSLEraQ0schsKtb5I3_H5t0fPjpMucPxlBxj-3d1w_9F_jm1cLEfQQnv6vf8HDQwHQ6fDnnqrQl3Q_zqF3JcNIMkj5CnkQfMxMfY9TmZIy-pOi3zHH2t/w72-h72-p-k-no-nu/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-04%20at%206.51.58%20AM.png" style="border: medium; padding-right: 0.4em; position: relative;" /></span></a></div><div class="item-title" style="padding-bottom: 0.2em;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2023/03/is-chatgpt-ready-to-write-workers.html" style="color: #0563c1;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Is ChatGPT Ready to Write Workers’ Compensation Decisions?</span></a></div><div class="item-snippet"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Artificial intelligence (AI) programs have become an exciting new Internet phenomenon. Initially launched to generate graphics, the programs...</span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></li><li style="background-color: white; color: #666666; margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-content"><div class="item-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2015/05/look-who-is-prescribing-what.html" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-GCj9qJDToYPraJ9WaczzVNYaeEEv-oL9c9JirQTQFtXVIsozxZjlejk8dZIoWoCLvA9nrY5jEI_0xG-Oh6XUoGDyZzVN7qYZkT4QowBD2oAqE7PRZ6w7CZl56XvtX_SjFajRkAaHOw/w72-h72-p-k-no-nu/Screen+Shot+2015-05-05+at+4.02.57+AM.png" style="border: medium; padding-right: 0.4em; position: relative;" /></span></a></div><div class="item-title" style="padding-bottom: 0.2em;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2015/05/look-who-is-prescribing-what.html" style="color: #0563c1;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Look Who Is Prescribing What</span></a></div><div class="item-snippet"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As part of the Administration’s goals of better care, smarter spending, and healthier people, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Ser...</span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></li><li style="background-color: white; color: #666666; margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-content"><div class="item-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2016/04/is-social-insurance-in-our-nations.html" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXgEskFD38RqeSFueofKCCmngSj2ruot4cbV_g4hpDajlmGrspSGWPAq3Pvgoill-145IZGGMr_C3woIqfup7n11LvcsFYR45q1U6regKPZQ7fjtCrW2NQ_dqpGszapYkiHFdFyuQRvA/w72-h72-p-k-no-nu/UBER.jpg" style="border: medium; padding-right: 0.4em; position: relative;" /></span></a></div><div class="item-title" style="padding-bottom: 0.2em;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2016/04/is-social-insurance-in-our-nations.html" style="color: #0563c1;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Is Social Insurance in Our Nation's Future?</span></a></div><div class="item-snippet"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The changing economy presents both new concepts and new challenges. Over 60% of today's children will be employed in jobs that don't...</span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></li><li style="background-color: white; color: #666666; margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-content"><div class="item-title" style="padding-bottom: 0.2em;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2023/02/employers-fined-13-million-for.html" style="color: #0563c1;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Employers Fined $1.3 Million for MIsclassification of Workers Including Failure to Have Adequate Workers' Compensation Insurance</span></a></div><div class="item-snippet"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The State of New Jersey strictly enforces laws that mandate a worker's employment status be properly reported and that employers pro...</span></div></div><div style="clear: both;"></div></li><li style="background-color: white; color: #666666; margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-content"><div class="item-thumbnail" style="float: left; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2023/09/implementing-ai-for-workers.html" style="color: #0563c1;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJPVIr1cUdmtTuOTP_cEkhvvjx8Kjk21o-p5Vi_sqqE8Ct1s65wQAkRUp_VGL9A7oltJPPCYYJ-EQZ4U6mw83Np7abG-BXRGM0aZBRw8TpQAlpoZ0ep5vTVyBR-fO0Sfujgp2Ngn0VUTxeykLr5-ZBJq2t37oJFrEJ7_hAN51-_h35v0BX-sgcaTLr-s/w72-h72-p-k-no-nu/AI%20copy.jpg" style="border: medium; padding-right: 0.4em; position: relative;" /></span></a></div><div class="item-title" style="padding-bottom: 0.2em;"><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2023/09/implementing-ai-for-workers.html" style="color: #0563c1;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Implementing AI for Workers’ Compensation Law Firms and Insurance Companies</span></a></div><div class="item-snippet"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Artificial intelligence [AI] opens new frontiers for workers’ compensation law firms and insurance companies. Last week, Google announced n...</span></div></div></li><li style="background-color: white; color: #666666; margin: 0px; padding: 0.7em 0px;"><div class="item-snippet"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">ORDER NOW</span></b> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><h1 class="edn_articleTitle" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.gelmans.com/ReadingRoom/tabid/65/ArtMID/1482/ArticleID/1034/preview/true/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Gelman on Workers' Compensation Law 3rd Ed. 2024 Update In Press</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.gelmans.com/ReadingRoom/TabId/65/ArtMID/1482/ArticleID/1034/Gelman-on-Workers-Compensation-Law-3rd-Ed-2024-Update-In-Press.aspx" style="color: #67190f; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1536" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm_4zDGUe5LthtmDHuzgsgneBFuoKY3APEo_HeV-ZLO_DojTilcaVugfFbAWRWfoXDolgFXCQMcCLotwNFGPeF6uzzNoaRMbbihaPd3uA_joLbv4CmvwAgL-z0vMLA2UCPg3XI-RQ5_p84eqSciki22KPGWV5u_TpdXHfK_BYo_CQakgbh9XT9iiufGB4=w504-h238" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="504" /></a></div></span></h1><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2477939616680405085" itemprop="description articleBody" style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 14.52px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 546px;"><p class="p3" style="color: #535353; font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">....</span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #535353; font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="color: #53110d; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.gelmans.com/Firm/Bios/tabid/69/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Jon L. Gelman</a></span> of Wayne, NJ, is the author of <a href="http://store.westlaw.com/workers-compensation-law-3d-vols-38-39a-new-jersey-practice/722/17152728/productdetail" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">NJ Workers’ Compensation Law</span></a> (West-Thomson-Reuters) and co-author of the national treatise <a href="http://store.westlaw.com/modern-workers-compensation/2339/13515915/productdetail" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">Modern Workers’ Compensation Law</span></a><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>(West-Thomson-Reuters). For over five decades, the <a href="http://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/WorkersCompensation/tabid/64/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">Law Offices of Jon Gelman</span></a> 1.973.696.7900 <span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><br /><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=jon@gelmans.com" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span class="s4" style="color: #850002; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">jon@gelmans.com</span></a> </span> has represented injured workers and their families who have suffered <a href="https://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/AboutAsbestosMesothelioma.aspx" style="color: #67190f; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-14759869259611600052023-12-28T06:14:00.008-05:002023-12-28T19:44:13.807-05:00NJ Rates to Rise in 2024<p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">New Jersey is set to become one of a handful of states with a minimum wage of at least $15/hour on January 1, 2024 when the rate increases to $15.13/hour, surpassing the goal set by Governor Murphy and the Legislature in 2019. <span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i></i></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The increase affects about 350,000 of New Jersey’s roughly 1.9 million hourly workers. Many non-hourly employees will also see at least an indirect benefit from the statewide increase that applies to most workers. </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJ6508rJWCrBjGFujEbYtw5sHnJxUVVQraQWECVmoBN0ZdAFlW90W5iILG8_m27ldkONydU0_OIYjbEZrRRPghz1fh7oJBigpqBQ67lEo6SKvYNdoHNUoSnt5jXur2tiqqYbDetaQGNECEgeIErxjQZl-cZyVrjm7HOSLSDnwVacc3T6-rJd5PKBGGbDI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJ6508rJWCrBjGFujEbYtw5sHnJxUVVQraQWECVmoBN0ZdAFlW90W5iILG8_m27ldkONydU0_OIYjbEZrRRPghz1fh7oJBigpqBQ67lEo6SKvYNdoHNUoSnt5jXur2tiqqYbDetaQGNECEgeIErxjQZl-cZyVrjm7HOSLSDnwVacc3T6-rJd5PKBGGbDI=w533-h300" width="533" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">PRIORITY OF THE MURPHY ADMINISTRATION</span></b></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“Raising the minimum wage has been a top priority of mine since day one,” said Governor Murphy<b>. </b>“There is no doubt that inflation has had an impact on every New Jerseyan. Now that we are close to surpassing the $15 per hour milestone, it’s important that we continue to ensure that everyone working in New Jersey has access to a livable wage.” <br /><br />“Raising and aggressively enforcing the minimum wage signals to employers and workers alike that New Jersey values its workforce,” said Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo. “While our Department’s Workforce efforts try to ensure workers receiving minimum wage are only doing so for a small part of their career, this is a proud moment for New Jersey as we become one of the few of states with a minimum wage above $15 an hour that will continue to be adjusted each year for inflation." <br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">MINIMUM WAGE</span></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Under the law, some employers are allotted more time to reach the $15/hour minimum wage. For example, seasonal employers and businesses with six or fewer employees have until 2026 to pay their workers at least $15/hour. The minimum hourly wage for these employees will increase to $13.73/hour on January 1, up from $12.93/hour. <br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">AGRICULTURAL WORKERS</span></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Agricultural workers are guided by a separate minimum wage timetable and were given until 2027 to reach the $15/hour minimum wage. Employees who work on a farm for an hourly or piece-rate wage will see their minimum hourly wage increase by 80 cents to $12.81/hour, up from $12.01/hour. Additionally, long-term care facility direct care staff will see their minimum wage rise by $1, to $18.13/hour. <br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">TIPPED WORKERS</span></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tipped workers’ cash wage will remain at $5.26/hour, with employers able to claim a $9.87 tip credit, an increase of $1. If the minimum cash wage plus an employee’s tips do not equal at least the state minimum wage, the employer must pay the employee the difference. Read more about the rights and protections of tipped workers <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/t.e2ma.net/click/z437pk/fd1rrbm/nnu366__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!MpsNBuhhzkruGGV61uMRSqfVT8UyUYYAnJmDXfBbV7v0d0PfAb7yXOWGGskqTurxGsleNveBYxSprU80WGoiZZxfwkk$"><span class="s1" style="color: #012087;">here</span></a>. <br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">CALCULATION</span></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) sets the minimum wage for the coming year using either the rate specified in the law or a calculation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), whichever is higher. The state Constitution specifies that the minimum wage will continue to be adjusted annually based on the CPI. <br /><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">BENEFITS RISE</span></b></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">NJDOL also announced changes in the maximum benefit rates and taxable wage base for its Unemployment Insurance (UI), Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI), Family Leave Insurance (FLI), and Workers’ Compensation programs. <br /><br />Starting on January 1, UI beneficiaries' maximum weekly benefit amount increases to $854, from $830. The maximum weekly benefit for state plan TDI and FLI claims increases to $1,055, from $1,025, while <span style="background-color: #fcff01;"><b>the maximum weekly benefit for</b> </span><b><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Workers’ Compensation rises to $1,131, from $1,099. </span><br /></b><br />The maximum benefit rates and the taxable wage base are recalculated yearly based on the statewide average weekly wage under the laws governing these programs. The benefit rates and taxable wage base 2024 reflect the $1,507.76 average weekly wage for 2022, which rose 2.9 percent from $1,465.18 in 2021. <br /><br />The level of wages subject to wage taxes in 2024 increases to $42,300 for employers covered under the Temporary Disability Insurance program and for workers and employers covered under the Unemployment Insurance program, the Workforce Development Partnership Program, and the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills. <br /><br />The taxable wage base for workers covered under the Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance programs increases to $161,400 for 2024. <br /><br />Click here for more information on <a href="https://www.nj.gov/labor/myleavebenefits/worker/"><span class="s1" style="color: #012087;">TDI/FLI</span></a> or <a href="https://www.nj.gov/labor/myunemployment/?_gl=1*1ia9yp7*_ga*MTM2OTAyMjU4Ny4xNjk1NjUyODQz*_ga_2F7W0D0NDJ*MTcwMjUwMDIyMy4xMjEuMS4xNzAyNTAwMzg3LjAuMC4w*_ga_N8RFJ4LE4D*MTcwMjUwMDIyMy4xMjAuMS4xNzAyNTAwMzg3LjAuMC4w&_ga=2.29437247.1431200273.1702396851-1369022587.1695652843"><span class="s1" style="color: #012087;">UI</span></a>, or see the chart below showing the 2023 rates and the changes taking place on January 1, 2024.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">RELATED</span></b> </span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><h1 class="edn_articleTitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.gelmans.com/ReadingRoom/tabid/65/ArtMID/1482/ArticleID/1034/preview/true/Default.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;">Gelman on Workers' Compensation Law 3rd Ed. 2024 Update In Press</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.gelmans.com/ReadingRoom/TabId/65/ArtMID/1482/ArticleID/1034/Gelman-on-Workers-Compensation-Law-3rd-Ed-2024-Update-In-Press.aspx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1536" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm_4zDGUe5LthtmDHuzgsgneBFuoKY3APEo_HeV-ZLO_DojTilcaVugfFbAWRWfoXDolgFXCQMcCLotwNFGPeF6uzzNoaRMbbihaPd3uA_joLbv4CmvwAgL-z0vMLA2UCPg3XI-RQ5_p84eqSciki22KPGWV5u_TpdXHfK_BYo_CQakgbh9XT9iiufGB4=w504-h238" width="504" /></a></div></span></h1><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2477939616680405085" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 1.4; orphans: 2; position: relative; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; width: 546px;"><p class="p3" style="color: #535353; font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">....</span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #535353; font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="color: #53110d; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.gelmans.com/Firm/Bios/tabid/69/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Jon L. 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-20101280085028247512023-12-19T11:08:00.004-05:002023-12-28T19:42:13.474-05:00NATIONAL CENSUS OF FATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES IN 2022<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were 5,486 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2022, a 5.7-percent increase from 5,190 in
2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The fatal work injury rate
was 3.7 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers, up from 3.6 per 100,000 FTE in 2021. These data are from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Key findings</span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Fatalities due to violence and other injuries by persons or animals increased 11.6 percent to 849 in 2022, compared to 761 in 2021. Homicides accounted for 61.7 percent of these fatalities, with 524 deaths, an 8.9-percent increase from 2021.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Unintentional overdoses increased 13.1 percent to a series high of 525 fatalities in 2022, up from 464 in 2021, continuing a trend of annual increases since 2012.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Workers in transportation and material moving occupations experienced 1,620 fatal work injuries in 2022 and represented the occupational group with the most fatalities. The next highest was construction and extraction workers with 1,056 fatalities, an 11.0-percent increase from 2021.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Transportation incidents remained the most frequent type of fatal event accounting for 37.7 percent of all occupational fatalities. There were 2,066 fatal injuries from transportation incidents in 2022, a 4.2- percent increase from 1,982 in 2021.</span></li></ul> <div>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Fatal event or exposure</span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Despite consecutive increases in 2021 and 2022, transportation incidents were still down 2.6 percent
from pre-pandemic levels in 2019 when there were 2,122 fatalities. <br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Roadway incidents involving motorized land vehicles increased 9.3 percent between 2021 and 2022,
leading to a series high of 1,369 fatalities. Pedestrian vehicular incidents were down 3.6 percent in 2022
with 325 fatalities, which is the lowest number of fatalities since 2018.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Suicides increased 13.1 percent to 267 fatalities in 2022. This followed consecutive decreases in both
2020 and 2021.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Exposure to harmful substances or environments increased 5.1 percent in 2022 and led to 839 worker
fatalities. This increase was largely due to the increase in unintentional overdoses which accounted for
over 60 percent of fatalities in this category.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Fatalities due to exposure to temperature extremes increased 18.6 percent in 2022, rising to 51 from 43
in 2021. Fatalities specifically due to environmental heat were 43 in 2022, up from 36 in 2021.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Almost a quarter (24.6 percent) of fatalities due to homicides occurred while a worker was tending a
retail establishment or waiting on customers.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Fatalities due to contact with objects and equipment increased 4.7 percent from 705 fatalities in 2021 to
738 in 2022. This is the highest count for this event category since 2018. Machinery was the source of
199 fatalities within this category.<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Work-related fatalities due to falls, slips, and trips increased 1.8 percent in 2022, resulting in 865
fatalities, up from 850 in 2021. Most fatalities in this category (80.9 percent) were due to falls to lower
levels, which had 700 fatalities in 2022. This was a 2.9-percent increase from 680 fatalities in 2021.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">...</span> </div><div class="column"><h1 class="edn_articleTitle" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small;"><u><a href="https://www.gelmans.com/ReadingRoom/TabId/65/ArtMID/1482/ArticleID/1034/Gelman-on-Workers-Compensation-Law-3rd-Ed-2024-Update-In-Press.aspx" style="color: #67190f;" target="_blank">Gelman on Workers' Compensation Law 3rd Ed. 2024 Update In Press</a> </u></span></h1><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.gelmans.com/ReadingRoom/tabid/65/ArtMID/1482/ArticleID/1034/preview/true/Default.aspx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1200" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQG2AhRZJAjLTftkI1w7SvIef8SSWp-oIHGSDOdnumJ3UHXZfTeG9fO7f5PGGiVoFAlwEQwfYKqJvrSViCptivOCNcC3coQnFhKurGBcUYG7YguwrUoWYKPTR4NMQP0ZGamLdbL8f6xGOHngTXOt5brYsWZoJpELtRXvTlhDpQjivBdPfewi2CF57E7w/w471-h246/Book2024%20InPress.jpg" width="471" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p3" style="color: #535353; font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14.52px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">....</span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #535353; font-family: Times; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14.52px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="color: #53110d; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="http://www.gelmans.com/Firm/Bios/tabid/69/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none;">Jon L. 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Jon L. Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-58696692043487286802023-12-18T05:37:00.002-05:002023-12-18T05:40:46.370-05:00TSCA Update<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b;">The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is beginning the process of prioritizing five additional toxic chemicals for risk evaluation under the nation’s premier chemical safety law. If, during the 12-month-long statutory process, the EPA designates these five chemicals as high-priority substances, the EPA will then begin risk evaluations for these chemicals.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b;"> <span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">EPA plans to prioritize the following chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA):<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><ul style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 3ch; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.25em; max-width: unset; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Acetaldehyde</span> (CASRN 75-07-0),<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.25em; max-width: unset; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Acrylonitrile</span> (CASRN 107-13-1),<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.25em; max-width: unset; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Benzenamine</span> (CASRN 62-53-3),<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0.25em; max-width: unset; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">4,4’-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (<span style="background-color: #fcff01;">MBOCA</span>) (CASRN 101-14-4), and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; max-width: unset; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Vinyl Chloride</span> (CASRN 75-01-4)</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">.</span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><div><span style="color: #1b1b1b; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcGOxjdWoz-LvRjWLRnoFcxIT8Mryd4vWgH5CfL4pVZ5PhNjuMVqp-1A8VOy6g9xZ1UDSpAlyWk9wM2q89UBgACSEAS9MyS_UJo3AvNGjDZb5O-PIlkPg8rqBvRfFVSAlWej6gWAiWT1irdvvmoQWeXczYoCV7Fu7wVga8wxEtcXZgnIUuFoZKvIqHvmc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcGOxjdWoz-LvRjWLRnoFcxIT8Mryd4vWgH5CfL4pVZ5PhNjuMVqp-1A8VOy6g9xZ1UDSpAlyWk9wM2q89UBgACSEAS9MyS_UJo3AvNGjDZb5O-PIlkPg8rqBvRfFVSAlWej6gWAiWT1irdvvmoQWeXczYoCV7Fu7wVga8wxEtcXZgnIUuFoZKvIqHvmc=w516-h290" width="516" /></a></div><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; font-family: verdana;">“Under the Biden-Harris Administration, EPA has made significant progress implementing the 2016 amendments to strengthen our nation’s chemical safety laws after years of mismanagement and delay. Today marks an important step forward,” said</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; font-family: verdana; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Michal Freedhoff</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bolder; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; font-family: verdana;">“Moving forward to comprehensively study the safety of these five chemicals that have been in use for decades is key to better-protecting people from toxic exposure.”</span></span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“Most vinyl chloride is used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, which poses significant health and environmental problems known for over 50 years. This is one of the most important chemical review processes ever undertaken by the EPA. I applaud the EPA for launching this review,” said<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">Judith Enck, President of Beyond Plastics and former EPA Regional Administrator</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This step is consistent with a commitment from the Biden-Harris Administration to understand and address environmental and toxic exposures as part of the Cancer Moonshot’s mission to end cancer as we know it and as progress on delivering environmental justice.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Going forward, the EPA expects to initiate the prioritization on five chemicals every year, which will create a sustainable and effective pace for risk evaluations. Prioritization is the first step under the EPA’s authority to regulate existing chemicals currently on the market and in use – to evaluate whether health and environmental protections are needed. This process also advances the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of environmental justice for all by evaluating, sharing information on, and providing a process to, as appropriate and needed, address the impacts of toxic chemicals in use on workers, consumers, and communities. If, at the end of the risk evaluation process, the EPA determines that a chemical presents an unreasonable risk to health or the environment, the agency must immediately start the risk management process to take action to eliminate these unreasonable risks.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Acetaldehyde</span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></span>is primarily used in the manufacturing and processing of adhesives, petrochemicals, and other chemicals, as well as intermediates for products like packaging and construction materials. Exposure to acetaldehyde may result in a range of health effects such as irritation of the respiratory system. It is a<span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: #1b1b1b;"> </span><a data-once="external-links protected-links" href="https://iris.epa.gov/static/pdfs/0290_summary.pdf" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #54278f; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">probable human carcinogen</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: #1b1b1b;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Acrylonitrile</span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is primarily used in the manufacturing and processing of plastic materials, paints, petrochemicals, and other chemicals. Exposure to acrylonitrile may result in a range of health effects, such as irritation of the respiratory system. It is a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a data-once="external-links protected-links" href="https://iris.epa.gov/static/pdfs/0206_summary.pdf" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #54278f; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">probable human carcinogen</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Benzenamine</span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></span>is used in the manufacturing and processing of dyes and pigments, petrochemicals, plastics, resins, and other chemicals. Exposure to benzenamine may result in a range of health effects, such as adverse effects on the blood, fetal development, and reproduction. Benzenamine is a<span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: #1b1b1b;"> </span><a data-once="external-links protected-links" href="https://iris.epa.gov/static/pdfs/0350_summary.pdf" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #54278f; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">probable human carcinogen</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: #1b1b1b;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="color: #0b5394;">MBOCA</span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></span>is used in the manufacturing and processing of rubbers, plastics, resins, and other chemicals. It is a<span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: #1b1b1b;"> </span><a data-once="external-links protected-links" href="https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/pprtv/documents/Methylenebis2chloroaniline44.pdf" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #54278f; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">probable human carcinogen</a>. There is also extensive data that demonstrates exposure to MBOCA may damage genetic material in cells, potentially leading to other adverse health effects, particularly when exposure occurs to infants and children.<span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: #1b1b1b;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Vinyl chloride</span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></span>is primarily used in the manufacturing and processing of plastic materials like polyvinyl chloride (PVC), plastic resins, and other chemicals. These materials are used for pipes, insulation, and consumer goods. This chemical was also involved in the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Exposure to vinyl chloride may result in a range of health effects, such as liver toxicity. It is also a known<span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: #1b1b1b;"> </span><a data-once="external-links protected-links" href="https://iris.epa.gov/static/pdfs/1001tr.pdf" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #54278f; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">human carcinogen</a>. In the 1970s, the<span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: #1b1b1b;"> </span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><a data-once="external-links protected-links" href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951d035186907&seq=80" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #54278f; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">White House Council on Environmental Quality</a> </span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #1b1b1b; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">and EPA officials raised serious concerns about the health impacts of vinyl chloride. These concerns were the impetus for Congress to write a law to ensure chemicals were made and used safely, which led to the passage of the “original” TSCA in 1976.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All five chemicals were selected from the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-01/documents/tsca_work_plan_chemicals_2014_update-final.pdf" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #54278f; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">2014 TSCA Work Plan</a>, a list of chemicals identified by EPA for further assessment based on their hazards and potential for exposure.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In selecting these five chemicals, EPA considered numerous factors, including how they are used and whether they affect overburdened communities or potentially exposed susceptible sub-populations (like children and workers), their known hazards and exposures, and the availability of information on each chemical to allow for fulsome risk evaluations to be completed. Between September and November 2023, EPA met with federal partners, industry, environmental organizations, labor organizations, state and local governments, and Tribes to discuss the prioritization process and presented a list of 15 chemicals that EPA was considering for prioritization. EPA took feedback from these discussions into consideration when selecting this set of five chemicals for prioritization.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">Upon publication of the Federal Register notice,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">EPA<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);">will</span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>open a public comment period and request further information on all of these factors, as well as any other information relevant to the potential risks of these chemicals that will inform the Agency’s review of these chemicals. EPA is particularly interested in information regarding the chemicals’ uses and encourages companies that make and use them to submit comments.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Although EPA expects these chemicals to be designated as high-priority for risk evaluation during the prioritization process, EPA will continue to review and screen reasonably available and submitted information to make a final designation. EPA will review the hazard and exposure potential of each chemical, whether it builds up in the environment, whether there are potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations, whether the chemical is stored near significant sources of drinking water, how the chemical is used, and the volume in which it is manufactured or processed.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: #1b1b1b; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 1rem; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><a href="https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/chemical-substances-undergoing-prioritization" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #54278f; transition-duration: 200ms; transition-property: background-color, border-color, box-shadow, color, opacity, text-shadow, transform, -webkit-box-shadow, transform; transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1);"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Learn more about prioritization and read a prepublication version of the Federal Register notice.</span></a></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2477939616680405085" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 546px;"><p class="p3" style="color: #535353; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">....</span></p><p class="p4" style="color: #535353; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="color: #53110d; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.gelmans.com/Firm/Bios/tabid/69/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Jon L. 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-24779396166804050852023-12-16T18:02:00.008-05:002023-12-21T22:10:16.954-05:00Voluntary Departure<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br />A student attending college and working full time was permitted temporary disability benefits despite the alleged defense of "Voluntary Departure" from the workforce. The court's decision is unsurprising since that terminology is absent from the Workers’ Compensation Act.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Defense counsel alleged the proposition to deny the payment of temporary disability benefits, where the injured employee was also attending college. The court held that voluntary unemployment and college attendance were not considered disqualification factors for receiving workers’ compensation temporary disability benefits.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4zuVD_8kG8Hl8BCHT8pkRVCu5fadr5RrXlrOTwqO99jnMBPpWVm9DLVh-w-m1Bb2zelTr77ji7p1LJGa4lzHe7z0dLjaOGnsTnuvl4SZ6qikaM0P-sAW7qr4l9kOL0E8VOY9i4hH27-BSAxkQWXW6xoZT_wlNqpNuMkghlEgdNZOWzRHcrjzpK0xjiTQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4zuVD_8kG8Hl8BCHT8pkRVCu5fadr5RrXlrOTwqO99jnMBPpWVm9DLVh-w-m1Bb2zelTr77ji7p1LJGa4lzHe7z0dLjaOGnsTnuvl4SZ6qikaM0P-sAW7qr4l9kOL0E8VOY9i4hH27-BSAxkQWXW6xoZT_wlNqpNuMkghlEgdNZOWzRHcrjzpK0xjiTQ=w475-h267" width="475" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The court reasoned that temporary benefits were a wage loss replacement, and payment was mandated if the employee was out of work and under authorized medical care. The court reasoned that attending college while working was commonplace in the workplace, and not working caused the injured worker to lose wages.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16399351429085702889&q=anna+marie+soto+v+hoosier&hl=en&as_sdt=6,31">Soto v. 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For over five decades, the <a href="http://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/WorkersCompensation/tabid/64/Default.aspx"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">Law Offices of Jon Gelman</span></a> 1.973.696.7900 <span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><br /><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=jon@gelmans.com"><span class="s4" style="color: #850002; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">jon@gelmans.com</span></a> </span> has represented injured workers and their families who have suffered <a href="https://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/AboutAsbestosMesothelioma.aspx"><span class="s5" style="color: #850002;">occupational illnesses and diseases.</span></a></span></p><p class="p5" style="background-color: white; 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color: #535353; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Author: <a href="https://store.legal.thomsonreuters.com/law-products/Practice-Materials/Workers-Compensation-Law-3d-Vols-38---39A-New-Jersey-Practice-Series/p/100030113"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">"Workers' Compensation Law"</span><span class="s8" style="color: #53110d;"> </span></a>West-Thomson-Reuters</span></p><p class="p6" style="background-color: white; color: #850002; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-26462673511625263792023-12-14T20:56:00.006-05:002023-12-18T05:49:46.203-05:00Not an Exception<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In most instances, the sole remedy for a worker injured at work is Workers’ Compensation Act [WCA] benefits. Even if the employer fails to obtain workers’ compensation insurance, the employee remains limited to those remedies provided under the WCA.</span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In an unpublished decision, the Appellate Division in NJ ruled that an injured worker who suffered severe losses, including the loss of an eye, was limited to the benefits provided for under the Uninsured Employers’ Fund [UEF] provisions of the WCA. The worker could recover temporary disability benefits and medical benefits from the UEF. Also, the employee could also file a direct civil action against the employer for other costs and damages, including the equivalent of a permanent disability award under the WCA.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigDOkwyqgUmIEDx6hQWNp523GLKAMiIsaFSDYKbH_9eNlvHV51ArhKyqIDCUd7ApQK93asB-hwr8x9GK55PNNZgWgRr94BRJa17q6-Ncp9ftZJeelHF76nR6cqQnspXGlVmrPn8YoT6WFgkZrVNFEh96xybOL_eMW_COeq5doreZhQsY-8G5fsccEELvA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigDOkwyqgUmIEDx6hQWNp523GLKAMiIsaFSDYKbH_9eNlvHV51ArhKyqIDCUd7ApQK93asB-hwr8x9GK55PNNZgWgRr94BRJa17q6-Ncp9ftZJeelHF76nR6cqQnspXGlVmrPn8YoT6WFgkZrVNFEh96xybOL_eMW_COeq5doreZhQsY-8G5fsccEELvA=w484-h272" width="484" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The court ruled that the Exclusivity Rule bars an action against the employer for negligence. The court reasoned that the NJ Legislature, in writing the WCA, recognized a "historic tradeoff" where the employee gives up the right for a civil action against the employer and instead accepts only a summary, no-fault, administrative remedy against the employer, workers' compensation benefits.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1455541441621134586&q=Heuman+v.+Wayne+Heuman&hl=en&as_sdt=6,31">HEUMAN v. HEUMAN, NJ: Appellate Div. 2023,</a></span> Decided December 11, 2023.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This opinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court." Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is binding only on the parties in the case and its use in other cases is limited. R. 1:36-3.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">....</span></p><p class="p4" style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="color: #53110d; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.gelmans.com/Firm/Bios/tabid/69/Default.aspx">Jon L. Gelman</a></span> of Wayne, NJ, is the author of <a href="http://store.westlaw.com/workers-compensation-law-3d-vols-38-39a-new-jersey-practice/722/17152728/productdetail"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">NJ Workers’ Compensation Law</span></a> (West-Thomson-Reuters) and co-author of the national treatise <a href="http://store.westlaw.com/modern-workers-compensation/2339/13515915/productdetail"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">Modern Workers’ Compensation Law</span></a><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"> </span>(West-Thomson-Reuters). For over five decades, the <a href="http://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/WorkersCompensation/tabid/64/Default.aspx"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">Law Offices of Jon Gelman</span></a> 1.973.696.7900 <span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><br /><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=jon@gelmans.com"><span class="s4" style="color: #850002; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">jon@gelmans.com</span></a> </span> has represented injured workers and their families who have suffered <a href="https://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/AboutAsbestosMesothelioma.aspx"><span class="s5" style="color: #850002;">occupational illnesses and diseases.</span></a></span></p><p class="p5" style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p6" style="background-color: white; color: #850002; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s6" style="color: #535353;">Blog:</span><span class="s7" style="color: #d2910f;"> <a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">Workers' Compensation</span></a></span></span></p><p class="p4" style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jongelman"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">JonGelman</span></a></span></p><p class="p6" style="background-color: white; color: #850002; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s6" style="color: #535353;">LinkedIn Group:</span><span class="s7" style="color: #d2910f;"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/82861/"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">Injured Workers Law & Advocacy Group</span></a></span></span></p><p class="p4" style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Author: <a href="https://store.legal.thomsonreuters.com/law-products/Practice-Materials/Workers-Compensation-Law-3d-Vols-38---39A-New-Jersey-Practice-Series/p/100030113"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">"Workers' Compensation Law"</span><span class="s8" style="color: #53110d;"> </span></a>West-Thomson-Reuters</span></p><p class="p6" style="background-color: white; color: #850002; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s6" style="color: #535353;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Mastodon:<a href="https://mstdn.social/@gelman"><span class="s3" style="color: #850002;">@gelman@mstdn.social</span></a></span></span></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #d2910f; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s9" style="color: #0d3f81; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"><b>Recommended Citation:</b></span><span class="s10" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Gelman, Jon L., Failure to Have Insurance is Not an Exception, www.gelmans.com (12/14/2023), </span><a href="https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2023/12/not-exception.html"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">https://workers-compensation.blogspot.com/2023/12/not-exception.html</span></a></p><p class="p7" style="background-color: white; color: #d2910f; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p8" style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">© 2023 Jon L Gelman. 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-9953759132044068342023-12-14T08:31:00.007-05:002023-12-18T05:53:45.191-05:00Shameless<p><span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has posted the names of 14 additional businesses to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (aka The WALL), bringing to 82 the total number of delinquent employers with outstanding liabilities for violations of state wage, benefit or tax laws.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Collectively, the 14 businesses that have failed to resolve their outstanding liabilities with NJDOL and/or Treasury despite repeated requests owe just over $956,000 in wages and penalties to their employees and the state. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeeKmoTCdM8QsbqZsderu8svURnMUuj29ebiHi8VMA2r2Vnc-IyDXX7CuHAkU9h4ExPJ__TnwCyWXdsvDShyN1hEoJJPkE2qTpw-qr-9eMUc5YVXfqFeAgQ-jA8b6TWzhne3nSew2PIbMcxjpjOlFp-EhCcyLGnWugVlCZHqWggu10H2SWGkV6OS08yQ0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeeKmoTCdM8QsbqZsderu8svURnMUuj29ebiHi8VMA2r2Vnc-IyDXX7CuHAkU9h4ExPJ__TnwCyWXdsvDShyN1hEoJJPkE2qTpw-qr-9eMUc5YVXfqFeAgQ-jA8b6TWzhne3nSew2PIbMcxjpjOlFp-EhCcyLGnWugVlCZHqWggu10H2SWGkV6OS08yQ0=w474-h267" width="474" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“Our mission is to ensure all workers are legally classified and fairly compensated and that no employer gains a competitive advantage by skirting their responsibilities under the law,” said Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo. “This powerful enforcement tool is reserved for bad actors who have refused multiple opportunities to come into compliance, and we plan to use it to the fullest extent allowed.” </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The WALL is an online, downloadable, and viewable public listing of companies that have shortchanged their workers and state taxpayers by violating state wage, benefit, or tax laws and against whom a final order has been issued by the NJDOL or other agency for such violations. The WALL is updated monthly, with new businesses added and any business that pays its fines and fees in full deleted from the posting. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The WALL was established through bipartisan action (P.L.2019, c.366) to combat worker misclassification and exploitation, which cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars in missed taxes per year. It gives NJDOL power to protect fair-minded businesses across the state from employers who undercut their workers to gain a competitive edge. Any business whose name appears on The WALL is barred from public contracting with state, county, or local governments until they pay their liabilities in full. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Our Office of Strategic Enforcement and Compliance has a duty to ensure a safe and respectful work environment for New Jersey’s entire workforce," said Director Peter Basso. "The WALL helps us enforce state labor laws and go after employers who use their leverage to exploit their workers." </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Posting on The WALL is separate from – and may be in addition to – other accountability measures, such as public contractor debarment and business license suspension or revocation. State, county, municipal and school procurement officers must cross-reference The WALL before awarding public contracts, as they do with the debarment list. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Businesses receive letters warning that their company’s name will be posted to The WALL unless they remedy their outstanding liabilities; they are given 20 days from when they receive the notice to pay in full or challenge their placement on The WALL. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The inaugural posting of bad actors went live in September. Additional businesses with outstanding violations were added in October and November. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The WALL can be viewed or downloaded<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.nj.gov/labor/ea/osec/wall.shtml" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0050e6; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">here</a>. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Questions about the WALL should be directed to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:OSECInquiries@dol.nj.gov" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0050e6; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">OSECInquiries@dol.nj.gov</a>. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41); color: #212529; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For a comprehensive list of questions and answers about The WALL, visit<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://nj.gov/labor/wall" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0050e6; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">nj.gov/labor/wall</a>. </span></p><p class="p3" style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14.52px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">....</span></p><p class="p4" style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="color: #53110d; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.gelmans.com/Firm/Bios/tabid/69/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration: none;">Jon L. 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-24452806717200961322023-12-13T05:58:00.004-05:002023-12-18T05:56:14.929-05:00Misclassification Lawsuit Filed by NJ Attorney General<p><span style="caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo announced today that they have filed the first lawsuit under a 2021 law that permits the State to file suit in New Jersey Superior Court against employers who have misclassified workers as independent contractors when they are, in fact, employees.<span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The State’s complaint, filed in Superior Court against shipping and logistics companies STG Logistics, Inc., and STG Drayage, LLC, seeks to halt the companies’ alleged practice of misclassifying drivers as independent contractors, and to recover up to millions of dollars in back wages, penalties and fines, and back wages for more than 300 truck drivers. It also seeks damages for the companies’ alleged improper deductions from drivers’ pay. These practices not only resulted in the company at times paying truck drivers less than New Jersey’s effective minimum wage, but also, the deductions were sometimes greater than a driver’s entire gross pay, resulting in a negative net pay during some pay periods.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzh0mW8hsBthVzTApaJzwoWG-06Tar_jn2P32i75W14OMg1cwvmiNB3zotMqvLBmWvcp_ngzXTM2XYavbkdsNFMS5mT5FsQHTMfN9DqnYQ4fSfUTaaMxnlPKQLrFPpmy624d0C_r96-gQBojTU0GywO4zxGYWW7_Ge-QroXeYOJgno2dDf3m7USIXsJ8M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzh0mW8hsBthVzTApaJzwoWG-06Tar_jn2P32i75W14OMg1cwvmiNB3zotMqvLBmWvcp_ngzXTM2XYavbkdsNFMS5mT5FsQHTMfN9DqnYQ4fSfUTaaMxnlPKQLrFPpmy624d0C_r96-gQBojTU0GywO4zxGYWW7_Ge-QroXeYOJgno2dDf3m7USIXsJ8M=w514-h289" width="514" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Workers are presumed to be employees under most of New Jersey’s labor laws unless a company can satisfy what is commonly referred to as the “ABC test,” which requires companies to prove all of the following:</span></p><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5279a9; line-height: 26px; list-style: outside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 23px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The individual is largely free from control or direction over the performance of their work;</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The type of work performed is outside the company’s usual course of business, or the work is performed outside of the company’s place (or places) of business; and</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The individual has their own independent trade, job, profession, or business.</span></li></ul><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Many workers in New Jersey meet state law standards for being properly classified as an independent contractor – for instance, a plumber who operates their own business and works in people’s homes, negotiates the terms of their services and payment with their many different clients, and has complete discretion over the details of how they perform their work under most circumstances would be an independent contractor.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Misclassification—illegally classifying and treating employees as independent contractors—deprives workers of rights and benefits afforded to employees, including minimum wage, overtime, workers’ compensation, unemployment, temporary disability, earned sick leave, job-protected family leave, and equal pay, and leaves workers unprotected against discrimination. Misclassification also hurts the vast majority of employers who play by the rules, putting them at a competitive disadvantage against those who flout the law. See NJDOL’s<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.nj.gov/labor/worker-protections/myworkrights/independentcontractors.shtml" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a6cad; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">website</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for more information about misclassification.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“When employers unlawfully and callously toss their workers into the ‘independent contractor’ category they are not only depriving them of a steady paycheck, they are also stripping them of earned sick leave, workers compensation, minimum wage, and more,”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">said</span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Attorney General Platkin</span>. “These are national, profitable corporations with deep pockets who are padding their profits with illegal labor schemes, and they seem to have no plans to stop this kind of behavior.”</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">“Companies illegally profiting through corrosive business models at the expense of hard-working employees have been put on notice. We are proud to have the strongest worker protection laws in the country, which also safeguard employers who play by the rules. Misclassifying employees will not be profitable, nor overlooked,”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">said Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo</span>.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In 2020 and 2021, Governor Murphy signed legislation to further enhance State power to curtail the type of misclassification exemplified in this lawsuit. This includes the power to bring actions directly in Superior Court, as is being done with this lawsuit, along with increased penalties for misclassification and enhanced authority to issue stop-work orders.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">NJDOL began the investigation leading to this lawsuit in 2019. At that time, the facility of primary concern in this matter, located at 283 Wilson Avenue, Newark, was operated by XPO, Inc., a publicly-traded Fortune 500 company, and its subsidiary XPO Logistics Drayage, LLC. In 2021,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://investors.xpo.com/node/18116/pdf" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a6cad; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">XPO reported</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>total revenue of $12.8 billion for the full year, up from $10.2 billion in 2020.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">During the investigation, XPO Logistics Drayage was purchased by Defendant STG Logistics, which has been<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.wppartners.com/portfolio/st--george-logistics" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a6cad; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">owned by the private equity investment firm Wind Point Partners</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>since 2016. As part of the purchase, STG assumed the liability for the seller’s past employment practices. Defendant STG Drayage, LLC, now operates the 238 Wilson Avenue facility. Its drivers deliver containers and goods over short to moderate distances, known as drayage trucking.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">NJDOL’s investigation revealed that defendants failed to meet any of the requirements under New Jersey law for classifying their workers as independent contractors. As detailed in the State’s Complaint, although the companies have required drivers to purchase and maintain their trucks in the drivers’ names, defendants have exercised significant control over drivers, their work, and their trucks by, among other things:</span></p><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5279a9; line-height: 26px; list-style: outside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 23px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Requiring that the company’s name appear on the trucks;</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Requiring the drivers to lease their trucks to the company for its exclusive possession, control, and use;</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Prohibiting drivers from using the trucks for other work without the company’s written consent;</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Requiring that drivers sign non-negotiable “independent contractor agreements” drafted by the company;</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Requiring the installation of an electronic GPS tracking device in the drivers’ trucks, which collected drivers’ location, vehicle motion status, miles driven, and engine hours;</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Assigning all routes, tightly monitoring the status of deliveries, and setting rates of pay; and</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Mandating drug and alcohol testing, completion of a defensive driving course, acquisition of certain types of insurance, disclosure of monthly maintenance records, and immediate accident reporting.</span></li></ul><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As a result, the lawsuit alleges, defendants’ misclassification of drivers has violated a host of New Jersey labor laws:</span></p><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5279a9; line-height: 26px; list-style: outside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 23px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Defendants deducted, diverted, and withheld millions of dollars from drivers’ pay for things like fuel, tolls, parking, liability insurance, fees, and truck maintenance and repairs in violation of the Wage Payment Law;</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Defendants at times failed to pay the minimum wage, failed to comply with recordkeeping requirements, and unlawfully hindered the investigation in violation of the Wage and Hour Law;</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Defendants also failed to make sick time available in violation of the the Earned Sick Leave Law; and</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Defendants failed to provide workers’ compensation insurance under the Workers’ Compensation Law, make required contributions to the Unemployment Compensation and State Disability Benefits Funds under the Unemployment Compensation Law; and make required contributions to the Workforce Development Partnership Fund and the Supplemental Workforce Fund for Basic Skills under the Employment and Workforce Development Act.</span></li></ul><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In August 2020, XPO paid the State $893,671.28 to resolve a prior NJDOL audit finding it failed to make required contributions to the Unemployment Compensation and Disability Benefits Funds from 2015 through 2018. Nonetheless, defendants have continued to misclassify drivers and fail to make requisite payments to the funds.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">NJDOL is represented in this matter by the Office of the Attorney General’s Division of Law, including Deputy Attorneys General Jeffrey Olshansky, Nadya Comas, Olivia Mendes, and Marc D. Peralta, under the supervision of Labor Enforcement Section Chief Eve E. Weissman, Assistant Attorney General Mayur P. Saxena, and Deputy Director Jason W. Rockwell.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Misclassified workers are not at fault and can find information about their rights and protections here: <a href="http://myworkrights.nj.gov/" rel="noopener" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0a6cad; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">myworkrights.nj.gov</a>.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: #333333; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases23/2023-1211_STG_Complaint_Filed.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to view the complaint.</a></span></p><p class="p3" style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">....</span></span></p><p class="p4" style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="color: #53110d; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.gelmans.com/Firm/Bios/tabid/69/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration: none;">Jon L. 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-82496948251994869252023-12-10T00:24:00.002-05:002023-12-18T05:57:42.276-05:00 Analysis of the OSHA Report on Severe Injury: A Seven-Year Lookback<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published the "Severe Injury Report: A Seven-Year Lookback"<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>summarizing employer-reported inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, and eye losses from 2015 to 2021. This report provides valuable insights into the prevalence and nature of severe workplace injuries, helping identify areas for improvement in workplace safety.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">KEY FINDINGS</span></b></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Over 1 million severe work-related injuries were reported in the seven-year period.</b> This translates to an average of 4.6 severe injuries reported per 10,000 full-time workers each year.</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>The rate of severe injuries remained relatively constant over the seven years.</b> There was a slight decrease in the rate from 2019 to 2021, which may be attributed to increased awareness and safety efforts.</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Certain industries have significantly higher rates of severe injuries than others.</b> The construction, healthcare and social assistance, and manufacturing industries accounted for nearly half of all reported severe injuries.</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Falls, slips, and trips were the leading cause of severe injuries, followed by struck-by and caught-in/between events.</b> These types of injuries accounted for over 60% of all reported cases.</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Hospitalizations were the most common type of severe injury, followed by amputations and eye losses.</b> Hospitalizations accounted for approximately 80% of all reported severe injuries.</span></li></ul><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleis8fMraZTLVlTZNS_ZGeBHyLe-7zYqzOxYC2u6fllAdxG9hbVpYrgoLfnx-tjZLpsgWix2dMSt0fhj69OnSRk7yN6JS-jlZPCpkr1JnyEZcsCEOUENfccf2ZQs6L4Vq9dlP-Czml53FBPHYHUriZKxRmo6uSA3eVw_qco_mGFG0lPUWXjpYcLckYww/s1920/OSHA%20Severe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgleis8fMraZTLVlTZNS_ZGeBHyLe-7zYqzOxYC2u6fllAdxG9hbVpYrgoLfnx-tjZLpsgWix2dMSt0fhj69OnSRk7yN6JS-jlZPCpkr1JnyEZcsCEOUENfccf2ZQs6L4Vq9dlP-Czml53FBPHYHUriZKxRmo6uSA3eVw_qco_mGFG0lPUWXjpYcLckYww/w546-h307/OSHA%20Severe.jpg" width="546" /></a></b></div><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">ANALYSIS</span></b><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The report's findings highlight the importance of continued focus on workplace safety. While the overall rate of severe injuries has remained stable, certain industries and types of injuries remain a significant concern.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span> </span>Industries with High Rates of Severe Injuries:</span></b></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Construction:</b> This industry had the highest rate of severe injuries, with a rate of 11.7 per 10,000 workers in 2021. Falls, slips, and trips were the leading cause of injuries in this industry.</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Healthcare and Social Assistance:</b> This industry had the second-highest rate of severe injuries, with a rate of 7.7 per 10,000 workers in 2021. Patient handling and musculoskeletal disorders were the leading causes of injuries in this industry.</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Manufacturing:</b> This industry had the third-highest rate of severe injuries, with a rate of 5.8 per 10,000 workers in 2021. Caught-in/between events and struck-by events were the leading causes of injuries in this industry.</span></li></ul><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">TYPES OF SEVERE INJURIES</span></b></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Hospitalizations:</b> Hospitalizations were the most common type of severe injury, accounting for approximately 80% of all reported cases. Falls, slips, and trips were the leading cause of hospitalizations.</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Amputations:</b> Amputations accounted for approximately 16% of all reported severe injuries. Caught-in/between events and struck-by events were the leading causes of amputations.</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Eye Losses:</b> Eye losses accounted for approximately 4% of all reported severe injuries. Struck-by events were the leading cause of eye losses.</span></li></ul><p class="p5" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">CLIMATE CHANGE</span></b></p><p class="p5" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Millions of workers are exposed to indoor and outdoor heat on the job. Although heat-related injuries and illnesses are preventable, thousands become sick every year from occupational heat exposure, and some lose their lives. Occupational risk factors for heat-related illness include heavy physical activity, warm or hot environmental conditions, lack of acclimatization, and wearing clothing that holds body heat.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p5" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The <a href="http://The%20Bureau%20of%20Labor%20Statistics%20reports%20that%20exposure%20to%20environmental%20heat%20caused%20292%20occupational%20deaths%20between%202015%20and%202021.%20Workplace%20safety%20experts%20believe%20the%20actual%20number%20of%20heat-related%20injuries,%20illnesses,%20and%20fatalities%20may%20be%20higher%20due%20to%20underreporting%20or%20misdiagnosis"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #990000;">Bureau of Labor Statistics</span> </span></a>reports that exposure to environmental heat caused 292 occupational deaths between 2015 and 2021. Workplace safety experts believe the actual number of heat-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities may be higher due to underreporting or misdiagnosis.</span></p><p class="p5" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">WAREHOUSE INJURIES</span></b></p><p class="p5" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Warehousing and Storage is a fast-paced, growing industry where several hazards may be present. Potential hazards include those associated with industrial trucks (forklifts), ergonomics, material handling, hazardous chemicals, slips/trips/falls, and robotics. From 2015 to 2021, employers in this industry reported 1,336 severe injuries, equal to approximately 190 injuries in this industry per year. While the type of injuries reported varied, nearly 20% of injuries reported in these seven years involved part of the worker’s body caught between a vehicle (such as a forklift) and another object.</span></p><p class="p4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">RECOMMENDATIONS</span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The report provides several recommendations for improving workplace safety, including:</span></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Employers should implement comprehensive safety and health programs that address the specific hazards of their workplaces.</b> These programs should include hazard identification, risk assessment, and implementation of controls to prevent injuries.</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Workers should receive training on how to recognize and avoid hazards in their workplaces.</b> Training should be specific to the tasks and hazards they face.</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Employers should encourage workers to report all injuries and illnesses, even minor ones.</b> This will help employers identify and address potential safety hazards.</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OSHA should continue to enforce safety and health standards and provide resources and guidance to employers and workers.</span></b></li></ul><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">CONCLUSION </span></b></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The OSHA report on severe injury provides valuable insights into the prevalence and nature of severe workplace injuries. By understanding the industries and types of injuries that are most common, employers and workers can take steps to prevent them. Continued focus on workplace safety is essential to reducing the number of severe injuries and illnesses that occur each year.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 12px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Additional resources</b></span></p><ul class="ul1"><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OSHA Severe Injury Report: A Seven-Year Lookback: <a href="https://www.osha.gov/severeinjury"><span class="s2" style="color: #094fd1;">https://www.osha.gov/severeinjury</span></a></span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements: <a href="https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/entry-faq"><span class="s2" style="color: #094fd1;">https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/entry-faq</span></a></span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OSHA Fatality and Catastrophe Investigation Summaries: <a href="https://www.osha.gov/data/commonstats"><span class="s2" style="color: #094fd1;">https://www.osha.gov/data/commonstats</span></a></span></li></ul><div><p class="p2" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 13.2px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;">....</p><p class="p3" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="color: #dca10d; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.gelmans.com/Firm/Bios/tabid/69/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;">Jon L. 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For over five decades, the <a href="http://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/WorkersCompensation/tabid/64/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span class="s2" style="color: #990000;"><u>Law Offices of Jon L Gelman</u></span></a> 1.973.696.7900 <u> </u><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=jon@gelmans.com" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span class="s2" style="color: #990000;"><u>jon@gelmans.com</u></span></a><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"> </span> has represented injured workers and their families who have suffered <a href="https://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/AboutAsbestosMesothelioma.aspx" style="color: #67190f;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">occupational illnesses and diseases.</span></a></span></span></p><p class="p4" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: normal; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-43058977363320612272023-12-07T15:11:00.006-05:002023-12-18T05:58:27.814-05:00Potential Impact of the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Case<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-124.html"><span class="s1">Purdue Pharma</span></a> bankruptcy case will significantly impact workers’ compensation cases nationally. The US Supreme Court heard oral argument this week, and the potential consequences are far-reaching.<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Bankruptcy Court vehicle has been utilized by companies for almost four decades in asbestos mass tort litigation to shield entities from liability in exchange for universal payment to past and future victims. The companies emerge from bankruptcy proceedings as an economic engine to fund a trust fund for payouts.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIu6dtq1G-6MhMaHCl6m02xSUYO-dVwuoxYpr9gWj8Ei8nL1qVG_umv7Jhl9v8ARDPmGEQN8jgT0Hg9TailrDUUYqdoJfd3UriDdDkj3DZR5RPQCpX7mdmmhlfsaVifI83wY67L9rop5nan_LLiUNbTW7ywQ_4ZofrEri6Sdu-qs9AzfOg_2_SzTT94k/s1920/Purdue%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIu6dtq1G-6MhMaHCl6m02xSUYO-dVwuoxYpr9gWj8Ei8nL1qVG_umv7Jhl9v8ARDPmGEQN8jgT0Hg9TailrDUUYqdoJfd3UriDdDkj3DZR5RPQCpX7mdmmhlfsaVifI83wY67L9rop5nan_LLiUNbTW7ywQ_4ZofrEri6Sdu-qs9AzfOg_2_SzTT94k/w538-h303/Purdue%20copy.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the mass opioid litigation, the Shackler Family is attempting to extend the bankruptcy court jurisdiction to parties that have not filed for bankruptcy, thereby shielding billions of their own dollars gained from selling opioids.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Direct Impact on Workers’ Compensation Claims:</span></b></p><ol class="ol1"><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Non-Consensual Third-Party Releases: </b>The central issue in the Purdue case is whether bankruptcy courts can grant non-consensual third-party releases. These releases would shield Purdue's owners, the Sackler family, from future lawsuits related to the opioid crisis, including potential workers' compensation claims. If the Court allows such releases, it could set a precedent for other companies facing mass tort lawsuits, potentially hindering workers' ability to pursue compensation for injuries related to defective products or unsafe work environments and restricting employer/insurance companies from seeking subrogation/recovery from the ultimate third party wrongdoer.</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><b>Bankruptcy Plan Approval:</b> The Court's decision could also impact how bankruptcy plans are approved, especially for mass tort cases. If the Court restricts the use of non-consensual releases, it may make it more difficult for companies facing large numbers of lawsuits to reorganize under bankruptcy protection successfully. This could lead to more liquidations and fewer opportunities for workers to recover liability compensation through bankruptcy proceedings and subrogation/reimbursement opportunities for employers/insurance companies.</span></li></ol><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 13px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b></b><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Indirect Impact on Workers’ Compensation Claims:</span></b></p><ol class="ol1"><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span class="s3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><b>Increased Litigation:</b> If the Court limits the use of non-consensual releases, it may increase litigation against companies like Purdue, potentially including workers' compensation claims. This could result in longer delays and higher costs for workers seeking compensation and strain the legal system.</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Settlement Negotiations:</b> The Court's decision could also influence how settlements are negotiated in mass tort cases. If the Court restricts the use of non-consensual releases, companies may be less likely to offer such releases in exchange for settlements. This could make it more difficult for workers to obtain compensation without going through the litigation process.</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Legislative Change:</b> The Court's decision may also prompt legislative action at the state or federal level. Lawmakers could introduce legislation to clarify the rules surrounding non-consensual releases in bankruptcy cases or protect the rights of workers injured in the workplace.</span></li></ol><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Current Status:</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Purdue case on December 4th, 2023. A decision is expected in the coming months, but the exact timeframe and the Court's ultimate ruling are uncertain. The full impact on workers' compensation claims nationwide will depend on the specifics of the Court's decision and how lower courts interpret it. It is important to note that the potential effects discussed here are speculative, and the impact may differ.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Related:</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://amylhowe.com/2023/12/04/court-conflicted-over-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-plan-that-shields-sacklers-from-liability/">Court conflicted over Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan that shields Sacklers from liability</a></span> - Any L Lowe 12/4/2023</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/supreme-court-purdue-case.html">What the Supreme Court’s Decision to Hear the Purdue Pharma Case Means</a></span> NYTimes 8/11/2023</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-48468913574796101752023-12-01T10:50:00.004-05:002023-12-05T05:40:02.419-05:00Arrowood Indemnity Company In Liquidation<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On November 8, 2023, Arrowood Indemnity Company, a Delaware domestic property and casualty insurance company (“Arrowood”) was <a href="https://www.njguaranty.org/supportingdocumentation/wcsf/arrowoodindemnity/Arrowood%20Order%20of%20Liquidation.pdf"><span class="s1">ordered </span></a>liquidated by the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court”).<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Arrowood was incorporated in 1979 under its former name, Royal Indemnity Company, and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC. The company wrote property, surety, marine and transportation, workers’ compensation, and casualty insurance policies or contracts and has been licensed in all fifty (50) States and the District of Columbia.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9u46Qt2DBSiMjDStzYh_8gl2dQQ3JM53efdE-LW59LdJEY3aKxHTgU-tSFzOQXCQT8-8xugWOZatjCCHp899uW1uPpMkEvRpiM0uVPZ-yxwYGX308XqAWOWUr_SSqaTzmz_vXIxoo6Od7Pkxy5m_VBjO0P5XmnIuJ_Zq37Sxw4WmZonCqZDzJOoARDQ/s1920/arrowood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9u46Qt2DBSiMjDStzYh_8gl2dQQ3JM53efdE-LW59LdJEY3aKxHTgU-tSFzOQXCQT8-8xugWOZatjCCHp899uW1uPpMkEvRpiM0uVPZ-yxwYGX308XqAWOWUr_SSqaTzmz_vXIxoo6Od7Pkxy5m_VBjO0P5XmnIuJ_Zq37Sxw4WmZonCqZDzJOoARDQ/w515-h290/arrowood.jpg" width="515" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: x-large; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">Pursuant to the Order of the Court, all persons or entities are enjoined from instituting or further prosecuting any action at law or in equity, special, or other proceedings or moving forward with any pretrial conference, trial, application for judgment, or proceedings on judgment or settlements:</span></span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><ol class="ol1"><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Against Arrowood except as otherwise provided in the Order; and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In which Arrowood is obligated to defend a party insured or any other person it is legally obligated to defend by virtue of its insurance contract for a period of 180 days from the date of the Order.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></li></ol><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All persons or entities having in their possession Assets or possible Assets of Arrowood are enjoined from transacting any business of, or on behalf of, Arrowood or selling transferring, destroying, wasting, encumbering, or disposing of any of the Assets without the prior written permission of the Receiver or upon further Order of the Court.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://insurance.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2023/11/Arrowood-Guaranty-Fund-Insolvency-Contact-List.pdf"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">National Guaranty Fund Insolvency Contact List</span></a></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://www.njguaranty.org">New Jersey P-L Insurance Guaranty Association</a></span> Workers’ Compensation Security Fund [WCSF]</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Renan Beside, Assistant Director of Claims</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="mailto:RBesido@NJGuaraanty.org"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">RBesido@NJGuaraanty.org</span></a></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">908-382-7334</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">233 Mount Airy Road, Second Floor</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14.52px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="s2" style="color: #dca10d; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="http://www.gelmans.com/Firm/Bios/tabid/69/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none;">Jon L. 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For over five decades, the <a href="http://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/WorkersCompensation/tabid/64/Default.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s2" style="color: #990000;"><u>Law Offices of Jon L Gelman</u></span></a> 1.973.696.7900 <u> </u><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=jon@gelmans.com" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none;"><span class="s2" style="color: #990000;"><u>jon@gelmans.com</u></span></a><span class="s1" style="text-decoration-line: underline;"> </span> has represented injured workers and their families who have suffered <a href="https://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/AboutAsbestosMesothelioma.aspx" style="color: #67190f; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">occupational illnesses and diseases.</span></a></span></p><p class="p4" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-13584896036918348762023-11-24T20:39:00.010-05:002023-12-08T07:29:52.754-05:00 An Artificial Intelligence Certification<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since the public introduction of ChatGPT, the legal community has been attempting to co-evolve with Artificial </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Intelligence [AI]. AI's major limitation is the fear that this disruptive technology is producing unreliable results.</span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGY</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">While it is a good assistant in gathering legal knowledge, it generates bad reasoning in complex situations. It can act as an assistant in digesting case law and statutory authority. It excels in the scope of data it can digest, far beyond Wikipedia. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/podcasts/the-daily/altman-openai.html?rref=vanity"><span class="s1" style="color: #990000;">Sam Altman</span></a>, the controversial CEO of <a href="https://platform.openai.com/docs/overview"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #990000;">OpenAI</span> </span></a>stated that AI is the “most important and beneficial technology man has created.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrzNN5cUFutfUVZKfSz3LUStvBqBI62_P0vIyNVe-edKFsg2X2zjkWkT21qhPe6PTSnYn9HHNf5MgvMHNVsToVSuM9b00qyNNxz3riowzuVQOmwQmLLSTUXBQ1MWpH4R0N0clUMgVZ6Ns8qw-5ElsjhYoDrPMvg3nCU12ReTzH18dirDd8sRutRcz9B4/s1920/AGI%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrzNN5cUFutfUVZKfSz3LUStvBqBI62_P0vIyNVe-edKFsg2X2zjkWkT21qhPe6PTSnYn9HHNf5MgvMHNVsToVSuM9b00qyNNxz3riowzuVQOmwQmLLSTUXBQ1MWpH4R0N0clUMgVZ6Ns8qw-5ElsjhYoDrPMvg3nCU12ReTzH18dirDd8sRutRcz9B4/w547-h308/AGI%20.jpg" width="547" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">HALLUCINATING</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If the data models work with a lack of guardrails or boundaries, AI results are stymied by unreliability. The limits of its creativity that allow AI to generate new ideas create</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> a difficult balance. So the models are hallucinating, producing false data, ie. It generates inaccurate cases and citations. An example is a </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/nyregion/lawyers-chatgpt-schwartz-loduca.html" style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #990000;">lawyer</span> </a><span style="font-family: verdana;">who submitted an appellate brief with AI-generated case citations that did not exist.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">BALANCING CAPABILITIES</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The reasoning of AI needs to improve so that the anxiety of AI vertigo can disappear. On the flip side, the judicial system needs confidence that the information being submitted is accurate. Pleadings and briefs need to contain reliable data.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">PROPOSED AI RULE</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The <a href="https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov//docs/default-source/default-document-library/public-comment-local-rule-32-3-and-form-6"><span class="s1" style="color: #990000;">Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals</span></a> has proposed an AI rule requiring attorneys who submit pleadings to certify whether or not AI has been relied upon in the production of the document and, if so, that the attorney has verified the data’s accuracy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">AWARENESS</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Attorneys must become aware that, at present, AI is a challenging fix to complex and creative legal analysis. The large language models relied upon to produce the requested results must be from <span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/11/26/cisa-and-uk-ncsc-unveil-joint-guidelines-secure-ai-system-development" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">trusted</span></a> </span>sources grounded in accuracy.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; 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For over five decades, the<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><a href="http://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/WorkersCompensation/tabid/64/Default.aspx" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span class="s2" style="color: #990000;"><u>Law Offices of Jon L Gelman</u></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span>1.973.696.7900<span style="color: #666666;"> <u> </u></span><a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=jon@gelmans.com" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span class="s2" style="color: #990000;"><u>jon@gelmans.com</u></span></a><span class="s1" style="color: #666666; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration: underline;"> </span><span style="color: #666666;"> </span>has representing injured workers and their families who have suffered<span style="color: #666666;"> </span><a href="https://www.gelmans.com/PracticeAreas/AboutAsbestosMesothelioma.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">occupational illnesses and diseases.</span></a></span></span></p><p class="p4" style="background-color: white; 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Gelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17524773211406148442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4414071631960297375.post-71701289759885134492023-11-22T07:54:00.008-05:002023-12-05T05:42:30.080-05:00 NJ Supreme Court Defines The Authorized Vehicle Rule<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The NJ Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, held that an employee’s car accident occurred “in the course of employment” under N.J.S.A. 34:15-36’s “authorized vehicle rule” and is therefore compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act).<span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">FACTS</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Above All Termite & Pest Control (Above All) employed Henry Keim as a salaried pest-control technician and provided him with an employer-authorized vehicle for work use. In compliance with company policy, Keim drove that vehicle in the morning from his own residence to various worksites and returned home in the same vehicle at the end of the workday.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oPr7kUle_clGMq3VkWmGSD9ExpKSx8UzDbUmBRWDBf5su0tUfgRXJqxXcOVn3e-si1ClMOPIQdOiopkF826enXVFKfrJkXd1YZO-0v5_jo6Dxpcjdm_blEimi0wkmRQ89XTRQWRpVmFBb-oW9CVQrxAeayYBElWg1SuE3KVGCvQF1HKuIYaoeGdUoyA/s1920/AurthoizedVehicle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7oPr7kUle_clGMq3VkWmGSD9ExpKSx8UzDbUmBRWDBf5su0tUfgRXJqxXcOVn3e-si1ClMOPIQdOiopkF826enXVFKfrJkXd1YZO-0v5_jo6Dxpcjdm_blEimi0wkmRQ89XTRQWRpVmFBb-oW9CVQrxAeayYBElWg1SuE3KVGCvQF1HKuIYaoeGdUoyA/w529-h299/AurthoizedVehicle.jpg" width="529" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Above All’s policy limited the quantity of supplies technicians could keep in their authorized vehicles overnight. When technicians needed to replenish supplies, Above All authorized them to drive their vehicles to Above All’s shop instead of driving directly to a worksite, to retrieve whatever they required, and then to go from the shop to the scheduled sites. On the morning of the accident, Keim clocked in, received his schedule, and concluded that his vehicle lacked sufficient supplies. On his way to the shop for supplies, Keim sustained injuries in a car accident.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OPINIONS BELOW</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Judge of Compensation dismissed Keim’s claim petition with prejudice, concluding that Keim was merely commuting to work when he sustained injuries. The Appellate Division applied the “authorized vehicle rule” and reversed the dismissal order. The Court granted certification. 253 N.J. 289 (2023).</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">NJ SUPREME COURT HOLDS CASE COMPENSABLE</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Keim was “in the course of employment” under the “authorized vehicle rule” at the time of the accident because Above All authorized a vehicle for him to operate and his operation of that identified vehicle was for business expressly authorized by Above All.</span></p><p class="p3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p4" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Prior to 1979, broad statutory language defined compensable accidents as those arising out of and in the course of the employment. To distinguish compensable from noncompensable incidents, the courts developed the going and coming rule, which ordinarily precluded an award of compensation benefits for injuries sustained during routine travel to and from an employee’s regular place of work. In 1979, the Legislature amended the Act by defining and limiting the scope of employment. Notably, the Legislature amended N.J.S.A. 34:15-36 to define when “employment” under the Act begins and ends each day.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">THE “AUTHORIZED VEHICLE” RULE</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As amended, N.J.S.A. 34:15-36 sets forth four distinct rules that govern when an employee is considered to be “in the course of employment” under the Act:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><ul class="ul1"><ul class="ul1" style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>the “premises rule”;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>the “special mission rule”;</span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>the “paid travel time rule; and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">the “authorized vehicle rule.”<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></li></ul></ul><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That last rule provides that “the employment of . . . any employee who utilizes an employer authorized vehicle shall commence and terminate with the . . . authorized operation of a vehicle on business authorized by the employer.” N.J.S.A. 34:15-36 (emphases added).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The “authorized vehicle rule” does not apply every time an employee is driving a vehicle authorized by an employer. The rule does not categorically apply when an employee is merely commuting to work in either an authorized personal or work vehicle.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In this case, Keim argues that his injuries are compensable under the “authorized vehicle rule.” The word “authorized” separates actions that are unrelated to work and thus, not compensable, from actions that are related to work.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">AUTHORIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Based on the plain language of the “authorized vehicle rule” in N.J.S.A. 34:15-36, an employee is “in the course of employment” when:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><ul class="ul1"><ul class="ul1" style="list-style-type: disc;"><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">the employer authorizes a vehicle for operation by the employee, and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></li><li class="li1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">the employee’s operation of that identified vehicle is for business expressly authorized by the employer.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></li></ul></ul><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">NOT MERELY COMMUTING</span></b></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Under that rule, Keim was in the course of employment when he sustained injuries. Above All provided an authorized vehicle for operation by Keim. Keim’s operation of that vehicle to the shop on the morning of the car accident was solely for business expressly identified and authorized by Above All, namely, to replenish supplies. The permissive approach to replenishment taken here -- whereby employees determined for themselves whether and when to visit the shop on an as needed basis -- does not change the analysis under the language of the authorized vehicle rule. At the time of the accident, <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">Keim was not “merely” commuting to work; rather, he was obtaining needed supplies at a non-worksite location as he was authorized to do by his employer</span>. Because Keim’s injuries are compensable under the “authorized vehicle rule,” the Court does not consider whether any of the other rules established in N.J.S.A. 34:15-36 are applicable here.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Court affirmed and remanded the case.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">
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