An influx of new medical provider claims in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Court is imminent following a recent decision by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. On February 3, 2020, the Supreme...

In response to COVID-19 work disruptions, a growing number of organizations have allowed their employees to work remotely. Cybercriminals will see the increasing number of inexperienced remote...

We are all aware of the on-going implications to employers as the Coronavirus, both confirmed cases and concerns from employers and employees alike, spreads rapidly across our region. Cipriani ...

We are all aware of the on-going implications to employers as the Coronavirus, both confirmed cases and concerns from employers and employees alike, spreads rapidly across our region. Cipriani ...

On March 11, 2020, President Trump delivered an Oval Office address intended to confront the issues surrounding the Coronavirus. In his address, President Trump outlined a three-stage plan for...

Closing shop or reducing your workforce? New changes in New Jersey now require mandatory severance pay. On January 21, 2020 the Governor of New Jersey signed Senate Bill 3170, which enlarges the...

Until yesterday, the interplay between New Jersey’s Compassionate Use Act and the Law Against Discrimination (“LAD”) was unclear. In a landmark decision, Justin Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings,...

As noted several times in our prior articles published over the last week, the CDC recommends that businesses encourage employees with symptoms of acute respiratory illness to stay home until free...

The short answer, maybe. Each state has specific rules and regulations defining what is covered as an accidental injury and/or occupational disease under their workers’ compensation statutes....

OSHA governs health and safety regulations in the workplace. When a disease or virus has a significant impact on a global level, the World Health Organization will declare a pandemic. As an...

In recent weeks, we have been tasked with learning about and preparing an appropriate response for the Coronavirus –COVID-19. According to the CDC, Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that...

Guerline Felix v. Brian V. Richards , New Jersey Supreme Court (Opinion Date: February 26, 2020) The New Jersey Supreme Court recently affirmed the lower courts' decisions rejecting GEICO's...

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers newly eligible for overtime pay. The final rule updates the earnings thresholds...

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently handed down a published decision regarding NJ PIP subro claims against self-insured commercial auto tortfeasors. (The decision will also apply to PIP...

The legalization of marijuana for both medical use and recreational use is a hot topic in legal circles these days. There are many ramifications to both types of legalization, involving many...

When a new trucking accident case is assigned to defense counsel, one of the first things to be accomplished is to ensure that all relevant evidence is accounted for and preserved. While most of...

As many New Jersey Workers' Compensation defense practitioners are aware, the bona fide voluntary tender (or "VT") has been an effective vehicle to permit employers to offset a portion of attorney...

The Supreme Court of PA has been very busy so far this summer with Workers' Compensation matters. Shortly on the heels of the Court's decisions in Whitfield and Pavlack , which dealt with Protz...

Decisions in two cases involving Impairment Rating Evaluations (IRE) were decided by the Commonwealth Court on June 6, 2018. The cases were Whitfield v. WCAB (Tenet Health System Hahnemann LLC)...

In September of 2013, the HIPAA Omnibus Rule became effective. The purpose of the Omnibus Rule was to strengthen the privacy and security of patients' Protected Health Information (PHI) by, among...