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Showing posts with label Substantial Certainty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Substantial Certainty. Show all posts

Friday, May 30, 2025

Failure to Assist Not Actionable

 For a workplace injury claim to bypass the exclusive New Jersey Workers' Compensation Act, the employer's conduct must be an "intentional wrong" – meaning they knew injury or death was virtually certain, and the injury is beyond the scope of typical industrial employment. Simply entrusting an injured employee to a friend for transport to medical care generally doesn't meet this high bar.