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Court Finds Popping Incident in Low Back While Walking Not Work Related

John H. Geaney | December 29, 2015 | 0 Comments

Colleen Fitzgerald filed a claim petition alleging that on April 26, 2010 she was walking down an alley as a

Court Finds that Company Did Not Discriminate Against Injured Worker Returning from Comp Injury When It Fired Him for Lack of Available Work

John H. Geaney | December 23, 2015 | 0 Comments

Michael Sluga worked for Metamora Telephone Company as an Outside Plant Supervisor.  On July 27, 2011 he slipped on a

Court Finds Assault by Coemployee at Work Not Compensable but Rooted in a Pyramid Investment Scheme Involving the Two Employees

John H. Geaney | December 16, 2015 | 0 Comments

Most assaults by an employee on another employee on work premises are compensable for the victim of the assault, but

Appellate Division Affirms Denial of Workers’ Comp Benefits to Owner of Business Based on His Misrepresentations Regarding Nature of His Company’s Business and Its Legal Status

John H. Geaney | December 9, 2015 | 1 Comment

Samuel Roman formed Treeminator Tree Services, Inc. in 2007.  By 2012 he and his girlfriend, Sandra Flores, were both employees

Employee Who Came to Work Solely to Pick up His Paycheck Was Not Covered for Comp When He Fell on Premises

John H. Geaney | November 30, 2015 | 1 Comment

Robert Miller worked as customer service and bookkeeping associate at Saker Shoprite from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.  On January

Appellate Division Allows Petitioner with Total Disability Award to Reopen a Prior Claim for Partial Total Disability

John H. Geaney | November 23, 2015 | 0 Comments

Employers often find New Jersey to be a very frustrating state for workers’ compensation because it is very difficult to

Barnabas Health System Wins Coveted “Teddy” Award at National Workers’ Compensation Convention in Las Vegas

John H. Geaney | November 16, 2015 | 0 Comments

The signature workers’ compensation event in the United States takes place each year at the National Workers’ Compensation and Disability

Understanding Idiopathic Claims and How to Prove the Defense

John H. Geaney | November 10, 2015 | 1 Comment

The term “idiopathic defense” is widely misunderstood.  Practitioners need to appreciate when the defense applies and who has the burden

Employer Did Not Have a Job Related Reason to Compel Fitness for Duty Examination

John H. Geaney | November 5, 2015 | 0 Comments

One of the challenges for employers is determining when a fitness-for-duty examination can be required and when it cannot be. 

Court Rejects Respiratory Reopener Claim of Detective Investigator Who Alleged Her COPD Condition Worsened Due to Work Exposures

John H. Geaney | October 29, 2015 | 1 Comment

One of the hallmarks of the New Jersey workers’ compensation system is that awards of partial permanent disability can be