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 The new silica exposure standard announced by OSHA has fallen short to protect workers from this deadly occupational exposure.

New law prohibits a medical provider to an injured worker from reporting unpaid charges to any collection or credit reporting agency.

 NJ Governor Murphy has signed legislation to increase certain workers' compensation benefits and also requires the appointment of a study commission to review and recommend changes to the State's workers' compensation system going forward.

NJ Governor Phil Murphy signed a legislative package combatting worker misclassification and exploitation.

An unsettled area of the law has emerged between the widespread adoption by the states to permit prescribed marijuana to relieve certain medical conditions and the strict federal law mandating the substance as a Schedule 1, Controlled Substance [CSA].

An unsettled area of the law has emerged between, the widespread adoption by the states to permit prescribed marijuana² to relieve certain medical conditions and the strict federal law mandating the substance as a Schedule 1, Controlled Substance [CSA]

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited AJR Landscaping Inc. – based in Cresskill, New Jersey – for exposing employees to carbon monoxide (CO) after two workers succumbed to the toxic gas.

A new wave of flavor and fragrance (Diacetyl) litigation is now emerging against the manufacturers and suppliers of food flavorings for a chronic lung disease, bronchiolitis obliterans (BO), and other illnesses resulting from worker exposures. 

The FY 2020 Budget proposed eliminating the workers’ compensation reverse offset. The elimination will act as a cost-saving measure and will level the playing field for all workers’ compensation systems throughout the United States

NJ Governor Murphy Signs Historic, Sweeping Equal Pay Legislation that will balance the playing field for women receiving workers' compensation benefits for occupational injuries and illnesses.

Can the workers' compensation benefits system adapt to meet the effort of maintaining a healthier workplace and avoid the consequences of infectious diseases?