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Appellate Division affirmed grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant.
The plaintiff began working for Seabrook in January 2017, and in April 2017, he injured his right hand while cleaning a commercial mixing machine (Line 9).
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The pension offset under Section 204(a) of the Act is not available to an employer where a compensable injury occurs within the context of a retiree’s subsequent, part-time employment with the former employer.
The claimant had retired and was receiving a pension from his employer. Although still retired, he returned to work on a part-time basis for the same employer.
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A workers’ compensation judge’s decision granting a Claim Petition is not reasoned as required under Section 422(a) of the Act when the judge’s injury descriptions are too general and lack specifics.
The claimant filed a Claim Petition in which he alleged he sustained work injuries to his left knee, low back and right hip on June 12, 2021. The case was litigated before a workers’ compensation judge.
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The Delaware Superior Court affirms Industrial Accident Board’s decision and rejects claimant’s argument on appeal that the Board’s decision to allow certain questioning from the employer’s attorney constituted a reversible abuse of discretion.
On July 19, 2017, the claimant injured his right shoulder, requiring surgery, while working for the employer.
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Essential hypertension without evidence of disability did not meet the presumption of compensability under the Heart/Lung Bill, Fla. Stat. 112.18(1).
The claimant, a police officer, was hired on July 28, 1997, and had a pre-employment physical that was negative for hypertension. On October 7, 2021, the claimant reported to work but was not feeling well.
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Appellate Division affirmed granting of motion to dismiss a third-party complaint for failure to state a claim.
The employer’s insurance carrier issued a standard workers’ compensation and employers liability policy to the employer.
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Order denying motion to dismiss for lack of coverage and finding an employer liable as a special employer affirmed by the Appellate Division.
In Urena v. A&D Freight Logistics, LLC, et al., Hartford Underwriters Insurance (Hartford) appealed from a February 15, 2022, order, denying its motion to dismiss for lack of coverage.
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Attorney Fee Cap in Workers’ Compensation Cases Rises to 25%
On August 22, 2024, Acting Governor Nicholas Scutari signed S2822/A3986 into law.
Under R.S.34:15-64, the attorney fee cap in New Jersey workers’ compensation cases were at 20%.
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