Safeguarding Injured Workers From Cybersecurity Breaches

Under new Federal proposals, injured workers will be protected from cybersecurity breaches. The impact will be greater responsibilities and costs for law firms and, employers and their insurance companies.

Medical Marijuana Providers Maybe be Federally Prosecuted

Medical marijuana use may be heading to a new challenge for medical providers in workers' compensation case. Even though some States have authorized regulation and approval of dispensing medical marijuana, a Federal law allowing the practice is up for Congressional review.

NJ Public Employees On Workers' Compensation Considered On Leave Without Pay

The NJ Court of Appeals has ruled, in an unreported and Per Curium decision,  that public employees who are receiving workers' compensation temporary disability benefits are on leave without pay, and can not accrue sick and vacation days during their absence from work.

Chaos for Workers' Compensation Programs--The Elimination of Social Security Numbers?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is readying a fraud prevention initiative that removes Social Security Numbers (SSN) from Medicare cards to help combat identity theft and safeguard taxpayer dollars. The question remains whether the elimination will cause chaos in state workers' compensation programs since the SSNs have historically been utilized as personal identifiers.

NJSBA: The Ethics of Pain Management: The Workers’ Compensation Bench/Bar Conference

Friday May 19, 2017 11:15AM - 1:30PM - Borgata, Atlantic City , NJ

The Ethics of Pain Management: The Workers’ Compensation Bench/Bar Conference WORKERS COMPENSATION TRACK A round table discussion of the ethical complications of opioid prescriptions in workers’ compensation matters from the medical and legal perspective.   State of the Division: Hon. Russell Wojtenko, Jr., Chief Judge Division of Workers Compensation Moderator/Speaker: Katherine Hellander Geist, Esq. Capehart Scatchard, Mt. Laurel Speakers:  Jag Desai, M.D., Interventional Pain Medicine Specialist Metropolitan Pain Consultants, Lyndhurst Christopher P. Gargano, Esq. The Bianchi Law Group, LLC, West Caldwell Jon L. Gelman, Esq. Jon L. Gelman, Attorney at Law, Wayne Mark B. Zirulnik, Esq. Zirulnik, Sherlock & DeMille, East Hanover    NJ CLE: 2.7 general credits NY CLE: (Transitional & Non-transitional) 2.5 professional practice credits PA CLE: 2.0 substantive credits pending ($8.00 check payable to NJICLE)  Click Here for More Information/Registration

CMS Prohibited From Collecting for Unrelated Conditions

A Federal Court in California has prohibited the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from seeking reimbursement of conditional payments when the medical codes for the conditions are unrelated or not related even if the primary code was for a work-related medical condition. The court made the following ruling in a motion for partial summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action.

The Internet Redefines Jurisdiction

The Internet has resulted in widespread changes in workers’ compensation including what defines a contract of employment. In determining the applicable law governing a claim, the NJ Appellate Division, in a unanimous reported decision, went back to basics in reaching the conclusion that NJ had jurisdiction.