NJ Labor Department Urges Businesses to Keep Employees on the Payroll through COVID-19

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) is urging employers to keep employees on the payroll throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and to take advantage of a 100 percent, dollar for dollar, payroll tax credit provided under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

WC Benefits May Be Heading for Retirement

The Montana Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week on whether workers' compensation benefits should terminate on retirement. Brief's available on the link below:

CATHERINE SATTERLEE, Petitioner and Appellee, v. LUMBERMSN'S MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Insurer for BUTTREY FOOD & DRUG, Employer and Appellee. --- James ZENAHLIK Petitioner and Appellant v. MONTANA STATE FUND, Insurer for EAGLE ELECTRIC, Employer and Appellee. --- JOSEPH FOSTER, Petitioner and Appellant v. MONTANA STATE FUND, Insurer for ALLEN ELECTRIC, Employer and Appellee.