NJ Tightens COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions

 NJ coronavirus cases continue to soar to a new daily number of 3,877 and a Rate of Transmission 1.25% and the state has now issued further restrictions to curb the spread of the potentially fatal virus. These new restrictions will impact business in the entertainment and hospitality field as well as indoor sports. 

Grocery Store Workers Five Times More Likely to Get COVID-19 Infection

Grocery store employees are likely to be at heightened risk of COVID-19 infection, with those in customer-facing roles 5 times as likely to test positive as their colleagues in other positions, suggests the first study of its kind, published in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine.

The COVID-19 Advisory Board and the Future of Workers’ Compensation

Today, the Biden-Harris Transition announced the formation of the Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board, a team of leading public health experts who will advise President-elect Biden, Vice President-elect Harris, and the Transition’s COVID-19 staff. The Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board will be led by co-chairs Dr. David Kessler, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith. Dr. Beth Cameron and Dr. Rebecca Katz are serving as advisors to the Transition on COVID-19 and will work closely with the Advisory Board.

When is an off-regular-hours activity not in the course of the employment?

The NJ Supreme Court is deliberating on the issue of whether an an employee should receive workers’ compensation if an injured occurred at an off-regular-hours event. The issue presented to the Court was whether an employee is entitled to benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act, specifically N.J.S.A. 34:15-7, for injuries that occurred while she was volunteering at her employer’s “Family Fun Day” event?

Halting Workplace COVID-19 Transmission: An Urgent Proposal to Protect American Workers

A report authored by David Michaels and Gregory R Wagner and published by The Century Foundation highlights the actions needed to strengthen The Occupational Safety and Health Administration {OSHA] in order to make workplaces safer. Today’s post is shared from tif.og

NJ Announces COVID-19 Worker Protection Complaint Form

NJ Executive Order 192 imposes requirements on every employer-business, non-profit, governmental and educational entities to take steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to employees, customers and others who come into physical contact with its operations. 

NJ "Hand and Foot" Clarification Bill Signed into Law

NJ Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law S2722 that clarifies the effective date of the recently enacted hand or foot bill, of P.L.2019, c.387, to include cases pending, but not yet settled or filed after the date of enactment. That legislation increased benefits to injured workers.