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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

CCIP Coverage: Enrollment Isn't Enough

A construction subcontractor in New Jersey learned a hard lesson in March 2026: a certificate of insurance confirming wrap-up enrollment does not guarantee actual coverage. 

Thursday, April 2, 2026

New Jersey's AI Workforce Crisis

New Jersey's labor market is sounding alarms. In just the first ten weeks of 2026, WARN filings reveal that 3,857 workers across the state have been affected by mass layoff notices — an 83% surge compared to the same period in 2025. 

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Friday, March 20, 2026

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.

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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. 

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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? 

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Glyphosate: Workers at Risk

The collision of a presidential executive order, a $7.25 billion proposed settlement, and decades of occupational health research has placed glyphosate-based herbicides at the center of one of the most consequential legal and workplace safety debates in American history. For employers, insurers, and the millions of workers who handle these chemicals daily, the stakes have never been higher.

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Roundup Justice: Workers Negotiate a Settlement

Monsanto's Landmark Roundup Settlement — What It Means for Workers and Their Families - $7.25 Billion Dollars

Eat Well, Claim Less

This is an updated and expanded edition of a 2014 post on diet and workplace health, revised with current research and data.

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Construction Site Falls: Who Pays?

When Donald Hoiland stepped on a fist-sized rock at a Jersey City construction site in November 2017, he couldn't have known his injury would spawn three consolidated appeals that would clarify critical questions about contractor liability, indemnification, and workers' compensation protections in New Jersey.