Archive for September, 2017
The Underutilized and Underappreciated Defense of Lack of Timely Notice
Some defenses, like the going-and-coming rule, get all the attention but there are other less well known defenses, like lack of timely notice, which can be very powerful as a defense in workers’ compensation. One of the reasons that the notice defense is often ignored in New Jersey is its peculiar wording. It has three […]
Appellate Court Reverses Order for Temporary Disability Benefits Against One of Two Potential Employers Where Employment Was Disputed
When a petitioner files a motion for medical and temporary disability benefits and the only issue is which carrier or employer is responsible, the Judge of Compensation can order benefits paid by one of the parties pending the outcome of litigation. The logic behind this rule is that it is unfair to delay benefits to […]
Federal Court Allows Sheriff’s Deputies to Proceed to Jury Trial On Their Claim that County Ignored Their Requests for Light Duty Assignments While Recovering from Work Injuries
Light duty was the issue in Smith v. DuPage Cnty. Sheriff, 33 AD Cases 789 (N.D. Ill. June 5, 2017). Four Sheriff’s Deputies suffered work injuries in 2013 and 2014 and received full salary for one year while on leave from their injuries. After the one-year period, the officers received the statutory amount for temporary […]
Township Prevails in Dismissing Occupational Psychiatric Claim of Former Police Officer
Occupational psychiatric claims, like all occupational claims, must be filed within time or be subject to the statute of limitations defense. The challenge is always whether the employer can prove that the employee knew the nature of his condition and its relationship to work. That was the issue in Bender v. Township of North Bergen, […]
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