Undocumented Workers Win Pay Case

Lopez v. Marmic LLC is a landmark New Jersey Supreme Court decision handed down on March 19, 2026, and it sends a clear message to employers: hiring someone without work authorization does not give you a free pass to skip paying them.

Workplace Disease & Household Liability

A landmark California Supreme Court ruling in 2023 reversed earlier lower-court decisions and shielded employers from "take-home" COVID-19 liability — but the legal landscape for occupational disease exposure to household members remains complex and evolving. Here is what workers' compensation practitioners, employers, and injured workers need to know.

Safety Rules Have Consequences

A NJ Employee's Workers' Compensation Retaliation Claim Meets Summary Judgment

$7M Settlement Changes Everything

NJ's Landmark Workers' Comp Victory for 1,000+ Delivery Drivers

Occupational Hearing Loss: Still a Loud Problem

Workplace hearing loss has been called one of the most prevalent — and preventable — occupational health crises in the United States. Despite decades of federal regulation, improved hearing protection technology, and increased employer awareness, the numbers remain staggering. 

Cashed Check, Lost Lien Rights

What happens when a workers' compensation insurer agrees to accept a negotiated payment on its statutory lien — cashes the check — and then tries to walk back that agreement at the conclusion of the workers' compensation case? 

Dying at Work — Who's Counting?

Workplace fatality data, political interference, and the workers left behind.