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Bill Creating Clear Guidelines in Dispensing of Opioid Medications Introduced in New Jersey Senate

John H. Geaney | October 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

Opioid medications have become a major problem in the New Jersey workers’ compensation system.  The number of workers being prescribed

Employer May Have Violated ADA and FMLA Rights of Employee in Terminating Her Under Discipline Policy

John H. Geaney | September 27, 2013 | 0 Comments

Nancy Haley worked as a Registered Nurse for Community Mercy Health Partners doing business as Springfield Regional Medical Center (hereinafter

Termination of Correctional Counselor Upheld

John H. Geaney | September 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

Employers cannot always make accommodations to persons with disabilities, and the obligation only arises if the employee can show that

Appellate Division Affirms Decision of Judge of Compensation on Making an Adverse Inference From Failure of Petitioner to Produce Treating Cardiologist in Case

John H. Geaney | September 6, 2013 | 0 Comments

Of what significance is it when a claimant who has been treating with a cardiologist for decades files a pulmonary

Trainer Injured at Health Club Shed Her Employee Status and Was Not Covered at the Time of Her Fall

John H. Geaney | August 29, 2013 | 0 Comments

Mary Patterson worked for The Atlantic Club as a personal trainer, training clients from 6:00-7:00 a.m., from 8:00-11:00 a.m., and

HIV Positive Employee Shows Enough Evidence to Defeat Employer’s Motion for Summary Judgment

John H. Geaney | August 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

Winning on summary judgment on fact sensitive ADA cases can be quite difficult as seen in Croy v. Blue Ridge

Appellate Division Affirms Decision That a Motion for Past Benefits Should Not Be the Subject of a Motion Trial

John H. Geaney | August 16, 2013 | 0 Comments

Caitlin Wilson was injured on September 8, 2011 when she dropped a heavy frame on her foot while in the

Failure to Provide FMLA Notice Dooms Employer’s Effort to Terminate Employee for Excessive Use of Leave

John H. Geaney | August 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

The case of Young v. Wackenhut Corporation, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14414 (D. N.J. Feb. 1, 2013) demonstrates the importance

Employer May Be Entitled To Offset For Overpayment Of Benefits To Petitioner

John H. Geaney | July 29, 2013 | 0 Comments

Adam Weiner worked for the Elizabeth Board of Education and received an award of 100% total and permanent disability on

Appellate Court Approves Dismissal of Firefighter’s Occupational Knee Injury Claim

John H. Geaney | July 24, 2013 | 0 Comments

John Machiaverna worked for the City of Newark as a firefighter since 1988.  He filed a workers’ compensation claim for