The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) received 1,181 complaints from workers and customers in the first four weeks of Gov. Murphy’s executive order expanding workplace protections during COVID-19.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Friday, January 1, 2021
Disability for Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19
The residuals of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2 virus) are many. Claimants will need to prove that the residuals that they have sustained are causally related to the virus.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
OSHA Temporary Emergency COVID Standard on the Horizon
President-elect Joe Biden plans to have OSHA establish an emergency temporary standard to keep workers safe from COVID-19.
Monday, December 28, 2020
The Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP)
The Federal Government has a program to compensate those individuals who have suffered adverse reactions to the COVID-19 (SAR-CoV2) vaccines. The program is the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) established under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), 42 U.S.C. §§ 247d-6d, 247d-6e.
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Top 10 Articles of 2020 - Year in Review
A list of the most popular 10 Workers’ Compensation Blog Posts in 2020
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Extending Public Health Emergency in New Jersey
Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 210. The Order extends the Public Health Emergency that was declared on March 9, 2020, through Executive Order No. 103, which was previously extended on April 7, May 6, June 4, July 2, August 1, August 27, September 25, October 24, and November 21. Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, a declared public health emergency expires after 30 days unless renewed.
Choosing Who We Will Be in This Season of Hope
As the year draws to an end, we should be grateful to the health care workers and look forward with optimism. Two recent items reflect this spirit.
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