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Fraud case – Singh v. Cream-O-Land Dairy

New Jersey has its own fraud provision built into the statute under N.J.S.A. 34:15-57.4.  There are two helpful unreported cases on fraud. In Singh v. Cream-O-Land Dairy, A-2468-06T5, (App. Div. March 27, 2008), the Appellate Division affirmed the decision of the Honorable Michael P. Mullen, Judge of Compensation, in denying compensation to a claimant who […]

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Casual employment – Martin v. Pollard

Casual employees are excluded from receiving benefits under N.J.S.A. 34:15-36. The present definition of casual employment embraces two concepts, depending on whether the services are given in relation to a business, or whether they are unconnected to a business. If the services are rendered in relation to a business, they are casual if they are […]

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