Workers' Compensation Law Blog Reaches 9 Million Hits
When I launched this blog, the goal was simple: to keep workers, employers, attorneys, and advocates informed about the ever-evolving landscape of workers' compensation law. Today, with more than 9,000,000 visits, I can say with confidence that the conversation has resonated far beyond anything I originally imagined.
Nine million hits. It is a number that still feels remarkable to me.
Over the years, this blog has covered landmark court decisions, legislative reforms, emerging occupational diseases, the rise of gig worker misclassification, the opioid epidemic's intersection with workplace injuries, the ongoing implications of Medicare Secondary Payer law, and the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce and the legal system alike. Through every development, from asbestos litigation to AI-driven layoffs, the readers of this blog have been there.
This milestone belongs to you.
A Living Resource for a Complex Field
Workers' compensation law is not static. It shifts with every court decision, every regulatory change, every new occupational hazard that emerges from evolving industries. This blog has always aimed to be a living resource, one that tracks those changes in real time and connects them to their practical implications for injured workers, employers, insurers, and practitioners.
From the courts of New Jersey to federal Medicare compliance issues, from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory's historical legacy to today's debates over marijuana rescheduling and its impact on workers' compensation claims, the range of topics covered here reflects the true breadth of this field.
I am also grateful to the readers who have shared these posts, cited them in briefs and articles, and reached out with questions and commentary over the years. That engagement is what has made this blog more than just a publication; it has made it a community.
What Comes Next
The next milestone, 10,000,000 visits, is on the horizon. Based on current traffic, we expect to reach that landmark later this year.
Between now and then, you can expect continued coverage of the issues that matter most to workers' compensation practitioners and the clients they serve: AI and workforce disruption, occupational disease developments, Medicare Secondary Payer compliance, gig economy liability, and the latest decisions from New Jersey courts and beyond.
If you have not already, I invite you to subscribe to my Substack at jongelman.substack.com for deeper analysis and commentary, and to follow along at workers-compensation.blogspot.com for daily updates.
Thank you for nine million reasons to keep writing.
Jon L. Gelman, Esq. is the author of 38-39A N.J. Prac., Workers' Compensation Law (3d ed., Thomson Reuters/West) and co-author of Modern Workers' Compensation Law (West–Thomson Reuters). He has been practicing workers' compensation law in New Jersey for over 40 years.
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