Worker's Compensation Top New Jersey News Stories
Top New Jersey Workers', Workman's, Workmen's Compensation News Stories

• New Jersey Charges Home Health Care Group with Medicaid fraud
  A state grand jury has indicted a Newark home health care agency on charges of submitting nearly $1 million in fraudulent Medicaid bills.
• New Jersey Contractors, Other Stakeholders Form Safety Partnership
  Contractors, labor groups, state agency representatives and OSHA formed a statewide safety partnership.
• New Jersey Raises Threshold for Attorney Fee Reporting
  The DWC increased the threshold for reporting details of attorneys' fees because of increased average wages.
• Former N.J. Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $53,800
  A former Maplewood insurance agent pleaded guilty to pocketing more than $53,800 in 49 instances.
• Stakeholders, OSHA Sign Pact on Johnson & Johnson Project
  OSHA and stakeholders on the Johnson & Johnson expansion in Raritan signed a workplace safety partnership.
• L.F. Driscoll, OSHA Lead Medical Center Safety Partnership
  L.F. Driscoll Co. will lead an OSHA safety partnership for a $300 million Jersey Shore University Medical Center expansion.
• Auto Insurer Entitled to Setoff Against Comp Benefits
  Citing a recent precedent, the state Appellate Division ruled that an auto insurer is entitled to a setoff against workers' comp benefits.
• Medical Evidence Not Needed to Suspend Benefits to Convicted Rapist
  An employer did not have to submit medical evidence to suspend the benefits of a claimant incarcerated for rape, the appeals court ruled.
• Appellate Court Orders More Fact-Finding on Pension Filing Deadline
  The appeals court told PERS to do more fact finding in deciding how much time an employee has to apply for a disability retirement.
• N.J. Bill Shifts Burden of Proof From Responders
  A bill filed this week would shift the burden of proof to public employers when emergency workers file claims for job-related illnesses.
• N.J. Official: Storage Tank Deaths Preventable
  Labor Commissioner David J. Socolow said the deaths of two men at an Elizabeth industrial dry cleaners last weekend could have been prevented.
• NJCRIB on Hold for Supreme Court Ruling
  NJCRIB said it won't make changes in its electronic notification system for cancellations until the Supreme Court rules on the issue.
• Safety Partnership Targets Roche Building Facade Replacement
  OSHA, contractors, labor and state officials formed a safety partnership for the Roche Building facade replacement project.
• NJCRIB Announces Manual Changes
  The state Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau has made a series of manual changes following state approval of a 3.4% rate increase.
• N.J. Approves 3.4% Rate Hike
  State approves a call by the state rating bureau to raise work comp rates by 3.4% effective Jan 1.
• N.J. Supreme Court Accepts Cancellation Case
  The state Supreme Court has accepted venue in a challenge of NJCRIB's electronic filing system for cancellation notices.
• N.J. Judge Suspends Cancellation Cases Pending Court Ruling
  Cancellation cases are on hold until the Supreme Court reviews a ruling that notices must be given via certified letters.
• Work Comp Settlement Ends N.J. RICO Case
  A racketeering suit judgment was withdrawn when a $426,000 payment was made to a majority of the 86 targeted workers.
• Errant Throw Creates Valid Claim, N.J. Court Rules
  A worker who injured a knee while tossing a softball at a company picnic is awarded benefits.
• N.J. Probing Misclassification with IRS
  State will share tax records with the IRS to crack down on misclassification, which the state found in 42% of cases audited.