A recent audit highlights deficiencies in the handling of workers’ compensation claims of NJ State employees. The State of New Jersey is self-insured for workers’ compensation claims and they are managed by the Department of Treasury Division of Risk Management.
Saturday, July 11, 2020
Friday, July 10, 2020
NJ Compensation Courts Closed to the Public Until Further Notice
The NJ Division of Workers' Compensation announced today that the Compensation Courts are closed to the public until further notice in light of the COVID Pandemic. This is not surprising in light of the steep increase in COVID cases nationally and in NJ.
US Supreme Court Bars Employment Discrimination Claims Against Religious Schools
The US Supreme has held the First Amendment prohibits a court from intervening in employment disputes involving teachers at religious school who are entrusted with the responsibility of instructing their students in faith.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Certain NJ Public Employees to Receive Accidental Disability Pensions for COVID Claims
The following is the evolution of NJ Assembly Bill No. 3945 that was amended in its final stages before passage. The law extends eligibility for accidental disability and accidental death benefits to certain PFRS, SPRS, and PERS members who contract COVID-19 and test positive for SAR-CoV-2. Certain pensions offset NJ workers’ compensation awards. See Workers' Compensation Fact Sheet #45, NJ Division of Pensions (February 2019), https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions/documents/factsheets/fact45.pdf.
Monday, July 6, 2020
COVID Presumption Bill Stalled in the NJ Assembly - Action Urged
Legislation (A3999) that would make it easier for employees on the frontline of the coronavirus fight to get work-related benefits is now stalled in the NJ Assembly.
Special Independence Day Event - Music and Experts - Veterans Administration
Special Independence Day Event
Monday, June 29, 2020
Injured Workers Pharmacy Enters into $11 Million Opioid Settlement for Illegal Dispensing and Sales
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced a $11 million settlement with an Andover mail-order pharmacy resolving allegations that it failed to implement adequate safeguards against unlawful and dangerous dispensing, resulting in the shipment of thousands of potentially illegitimate controlled substance prescriptions across the country.
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