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New Jersey School Board Did Not Violate FMLA When It Terminated Custodian Who Exhausted FMLA Time

John H. Geaney | August 6, 2015 | 0 Comments

Colleen Pizzo worked as a custodian for the Lindenwold Board of Education in Camden County, New Jersey.  She went out

Federal Court Rejects ADA Suit by Security Officer but Allows Workers’ Comp Retaliation Claim to Go to Trial

John H. Geaney | July 27, 2015 | 0 Comments

Patrick Vasnaik worked for Providence Health & Services – Oregon as a security officer from 2006 to 2012.  His performance

Appellate Court Explains How an Employer Can Protect Its Lien Rights by Filing Suit in the Name of the Injured Worker

John H. Geaney | July 15, 2015 | 0 Comments

Employers are aware that if the claimant has not pursued his or her third party civil action within a year

Door Remains Closed to Suits by Employees Against Employers for Intentional Harm

John H. Geaney | July 7, 2015 | 0 Comments

In New Jersey it remains extremely difficult to bring an intentional harm claim against one’s employer.  Mere knowledge and appreciation

UPS Did Not Violate FMLA in Firing Employee Who Was on Intermittent FMLA Leave

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

Intermittent leave can be extremely difficult for employers.  One important point for employers to realize is that an employee on

New Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Key Ruling by Appellate Court that Vested Original Jurisdiction on Employee Status With the Division of Workers’ Compensation

John H. Geaney | June 22, 2015 | 0 Comments

In 2014 an important appellate court decision was decided on whether all cases involving the interpretation of employee status must

Section 20 Settlement Versus Order Approving Settlement

John H. Geaney | June 12, 2015 | 3 Comments

Every New Jersey workers’ compensation practitioner must evaluate the benefits of a Section 20, (which is a lump sum full

Appellate Court Affirms Some Sanctions Against Employer and Reverses Other Sanctions

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

Sanctions against an employer in workers’ compensation are rather rare, and the case of Pschunder-Haaf v. Synergy Home Care of

Plaintiff’s Disability Discrimination Claim Doomed by Contradictory Statements to Social Security

John H. Geaney | May 26, 2015 | 0 Comments

Alphonso Myers worked as a security guard and was injured in that position.  He applied for and received social security

Does New Jersey Have Something Similar to Partial Temp Benefits in Workers’ Compensation?

John H. Geaney | May 18, 2015 | 3 Comments

The old adage is that New Jersey is a not a partial temp state, but is that really true?  In