Posts Tagged ‘Worker’s Compensation benefits’
The Special Mission Exception to Workers Compensation Permits Compensation for Employees That Are Required to Be Away from the Conventional Place of Employment
Gregory Van Sciver v. Jersey Mechanical Contractors, Inc. Docket No. A-3524-20 Decided November 15, 2022 Submitted by New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In a recent unpublished opinion, the Appellate Court of New Jersey decided respondent/appellant, Jersey Mechanical Contractor’s, appeal from the order awarding petitioner workers’ compensation benefits. The facts of this case are as…
Read MoreIntoxication – Not a Bar to Worker’s Compensation Benefits in New Jersey
Submitted by New Jersey Worker’s Compensation Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. This morning New Jersey’s Appellate Division handed down a decision in Antonio Diaz v. National Retail Transportation, Inc., stating an employee can be entitled to Worker’s Compensation benefits even if the employee is intoxicated at the time of injury. In Diaz, a mechanic was injured on…
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