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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Discounts Unlicensed Doctor's Assessment

A workers' compensation judge should not have allowed an impairment assessment from a psychologist without a license to practice medicine or a certification to evaluate impairment to trump that of a licensed, certified doctor, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Panel Denies Bid to Toss Widow's Jones Law Claim

A company lost its bid to toss a claim connected to the death of an archeologist who drowned in the Hudson River while surveying a PCB-dredging site for artifacts.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Winners and Losers: November 3, 2014

By | October 30, 2014
New Jersey's biggest winners and losers for the week of November 3.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Subcontractor Could Be on Hook for Construction Death

After waiving its immunity under the Workers' Compensation Act, a masonry subcontractor may have to reimburse the general contractor for a $3.1 million settlement owed after the death of the subcontractor's own employee at the construction site, now that the state Superior Court has decided that parts of an indemnification contract are valid as clear agreements.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Can Worker Behavior Be the Cause?

A worker cannot recover from the manufacturer of a stepladder if the worker's improper actions were the proximate cause of his fall from said ladder and his resulting injuries.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Modern Workplaces Add Complexity to Workers' Comp Cases

A day at work isn't always just a day at the office. Attorneys in workers' compensation practice know that all too well. And as technological advances allow more workers to telecommute and correspond on work matters from outside of the office, the conditions surrounding compensable incidents are increasingly complicated.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Modern Workplaces Add Complexity to Workers' Comp Cases

A day at work isn't always just a day at the office. Attorneys in workers' compensation practice know that all too well. And as technological advances allow more workers to telecommute and correspond on work matters from outside of the office, the conditions surrounding compensable incidents are increasingly complicated.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Outside Counsel Responding to Employer Ebola Concerns

Companies are raising so many health and employment questions that major law firms are creating interdisciplinary teams to deal with Ebola issues.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

OSHA's Dust Rule Upheld in D.C. Circuit

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration scored a win before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which upheld an agency rule covering combustible dust on Friday.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Office Halloween Parties: Be Afraid of Liability

Trick or treat or employment law litigation?
2 minute read

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