By Laurie A. Carroll and Thomas M. Bona. Court: Pennsylvania Workers. Compensation Office of Adjudication Judge: The Honorable Sarah Makin Case Type: Termination Petition in Upper Darby, Delaware...
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HOT TOPICS – Workers’ Compensation and COVID-19: A Spike in Cases, a Rise in Claims
By Charlene Stewart Barnaba and Anthony M. Napoli. As businesses and employers navigate this “new normal,” developing policies and procedures to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus,...
Fall Workers’ Compensation Updates – New Jersey
By Charlene Stewart Barnaba. Covid-19 Presumption for Essential Workers We previously reported that there was a proposed Bill in the Legislature which intended to create a rebuttable presumption...
New York Workers’ Compensation Board Clarifies: Workers Can Receive Compensation Benefits if They Get COVID-19 While Working
By Thomas M. Bona and Anthony M. Napoli. The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has issued guidance and clarified that a worker who contracts COVID-19 while working is entitled to...
COVID-19 Litigation Concerns Resulting from Businesses Reopening
By Nicole Duke and Thomas M. Bona. As states begin to reopen, some businesses are choosing to delay opening their doors. Business owners are considering the risk of a wave of lawsuits that may be...
Supreme Court Extends Civil Rights Protections to LGBTQ Workers in Landmark Decision
By Patrick J. Cosgrove and Lisa M.Grandner. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) is one of the primary federal statutes prohibiting employment discrimination. Title VII prohibits...
PMT Delivers a Win – Aggressive Litigation Rules the Day
Court: Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board Judge: Commissioner James Zurick, Concurred by Commissioners Robert A. Krebs, Sandra D. Crawford, and David Wilderman Case Type: Claim...
Employee Privacy during COVID-19 in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York
By Michael Brumbach, Lisa Grandner and Andrew Ho. As America starts to get back to our new “normal”, some employers have already been taking precautions for the reopening of America’s businesses....
Marc Pillinger Joins Esteemed Panelists on The SIP
Marc Pillinger, executive partner at Pillinger Miller Tarallo, LLP has been a practicing attorney for over 35 years. He is a noteworthy and prominent attorney in the areas of Construction, Labor Law...
May Updates to Workers’ Compensation Rules and Procedures – New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
By Charlene Stewart Barnaba and Anthony M. Napoli. During the COVID-19 Outbreak, many of us may be directly affected by the coronavirus, experiencing financial hardships, working remotely and...