The Second Time Around: The Complexity of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection

The complexity of SARS-CoV-2 claims was elevated to a new level by a report indicating that humans could suffer reinfection of the virus. The hope that long-standing or permanent immunity from SARS-CoV-2 was dissipated by a preprint of the Lancet study.

New Jersey Applies for Lost Wages Assistance Funds

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development submitted an application today to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Lost Wages Supplemental Assistance (LWA), which provides limited additional benefits to many of the state’s unemployed workers.

CMS is Hosting A Webinar on Insurance Plan Appeals

Commercial Repayment Center (CRC) Non-Group Health Plan (NGHP) Applicable Plan Recovery Webinar: Appeals Thursday, September 24, 2020 1:00pm ET

NJ Labor Department Implements New Regulations to Protect the Rights of Tipped Workers

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has announced new regulations that will ensure protections and fair wages for tipped workers.

NJ Governor Pat Murphy Extends Emergency Order Extending Statutory Deadlines

NJ Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 178, which temporarily extends certain statutory deadlines across state government that require review and action by agencies before a specified deadline. The statutory deadlines, in addition to certain effective dates that are being delayed, are included in the accompanying Appendix to the Order. The Order will take effect immediately.

Hospital Workers Proven Exposed to Airborne COVID Virus

Proving causal relationship in a health worker COVID occupational disease claim has just been bolster by a recent report associating SARS-CoV-2 in aerosols in disease transmission. 

Virus Sequencing Useful to Establish Causal Relationship

A recently reported technique maybe prove extremely helpful to establish causal relationship in workers’ compensation cases. Whether a healthcare worker’s severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is community or hospital acquired affects establishment of compensability of a claim.