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TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN DELAWARE WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2024
1. The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed an Industrial Accident Board decision that concluded that a COVID-19 workplace exposure at a poultry processing plant did not qualify as a compensable occupational disease.
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TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN FLORIDA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2024
1. As the employer/carrier was not able to overcome presumption, a firefighter’s COVID-19, requiring heart transplant, was found to be work-related.
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TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN NEW JERSEY WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2024
1. The Appellate Division addresses permanent partial vs. total disability.Hughes v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J. and State of N.J. Second Inj. Fund, No. A-1188-22 (January 30, 2024)
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TOP 10 DEVELOPMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION IN 2024
1. Commonwealth Court holds that an employer’s failure to reimburse a claimant for out-of-pocket payments for CBD oil is in violation of the Act.
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Petition for compensability of post-concussion syndrome treatment granted. Petition to terminate total disability benefits, alleging ability to return to work w/restrictions and forfeited right to benefits for refusing reasonable medical treatment, denied
Ms. Makowski injured her low back, neck, shoulder, head/brain in a work-related motor vehicle accident on January 22, 2009, and remained on total disability benefits. The Industrial Accident Board later determined that Ms.
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Once again, sufficient compliance with the drug-free workplace policy rules by employers and medical review officers is not enough.
The claimant suffered a back injury, which he reported immediately to his supervisor. He was sent for a post-accident drug test and tested positive for THC.
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New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Legislation Update
At this time, there are various pending New Jersey workers’ compensation legislation. Below are some of the more notable ones in the 2024-25 session.
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Act 121 and Act 126 Signed into Law by Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro
On October 30, 2024, Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law two significant Pennsylvania workers’ compensation bills that were recently passed by the State Legislature.
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