The NJ Supreme Court Declares Dependency Benefit Increases are Not to Be Retroactively Applied The NJ Supreme Court reversed a ruling of the Appellate Division and declared the Legislature’s 2004 amendment to the workers’ compensation act not to have retroactive application. The Amendment increased benefits to 70% of wages for dependents of injured workers. The Supreme Court reasoned that the Legislature demonstrated no intent of making the amendment retroactive. Complete Decision http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/opinions/supreme/A-34-07%20Cruz%20v%20Central%20Jersey%20Landscaping.pdf 5th Annual Hot Topics in Workers’ Compensation Law 2008 Hot Topics in Workers’ Compensation Law 2008 New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Tuesday, July 8, 2008 The NJ Supreme Court Declares Dependency Benefit Increases are Not to Be Retroactively Applied The NJ Supreme Court reversed a ruling of the Appellate Division and declared the Legislature’s 2004 amendment to the... Hispanic Workers Have High Death Rates The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has again reported higher death dates for Hispanic workers in the United States.... CDC in Reviewing WCMSA Limits Review to One Life Expectancy Table Effective July 1, 2008 the Centers for Medicare and Medicad (CMS) will exclusively use the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Medicare Recovery Made Simple Navigating the Medicare recovery system just became a whole lot easier with the deployment of the new website launched by...

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