A violent Christmas Eve in 2008 is now at the center of an unlikely workers’ compensation suit that has found its way up to South Dakota’s highest court. That day, Julie Tassler—an employee at an…
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On October 27, 2004, Margaret Adams—an employee of Target Stores, Inc. since 1998—suffered an injury on the job. Ms. Adams was a warehouse team leader, which meant that she regularly stocked shelves and climbed ladders…
Read MoreThis week, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited F&G Sons Contractors, Inc.—based in Patterson, N.J.—for numerous workplace safety violations, many of which were repeat offenses. And the company was…
Read MoreWorkers’ Compensation: New Jersey Celebrates 100 Years Since the End of the Governorship of Woodrow Wilson—the Father of New Jersey’s Workers’ Compensation System In March of 1913—exactly 100 years ago—New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson stepped…
Read MoreA few months ago, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed Assembly Bill No. 2652 into law. Before passage of the new legislation, injured employees were directly and personally on the hook for portions of their medical…
Read MoreSometimes, aspects of the law in one area affect aspects of the law in another. One example of this so-called ‘rule of unintended consequences’ is the affect that physicians (as opposed to pharmacists) dispensing medications…
Read MoreA recent article from Smart Business (a online business-management journal) titled “How to set up a safety committee and reduce workers’ compensation claims,” helpfully explores one preventative aspect of the workers’ compensation system. By setting…
Read MoreA high profile personal injury case in Pennsylvania, New Jersey’s next-door-neighbor, is on its way to being put to rest. A few years ago, Carrie Goretzka stepped outside to call the power company and report…
Read MoreOn the morning of June 17, 2010, Daniel Cordeiro drove two of his employees to a jobsite. Cordeiro was the owner and supervisor of “Danny’s Construction Company,” a business that focused its efforts primarily on…
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