Light Duty – Harbatuk v. S&S Furniture Systems Insulation

In addition to terminating temporary disability benefits on maximal medical improvement, an employer can terminate such benefits when the employee can return to work light or modified duty under Harbatuk v. S & S Furniture Systems Insulation, 211 N.J. Super. 614 (App. Div. 1986)....

Intentional Harm – Millison v. E.I. duPont deNemours & Co.

In New Jersey it is very difficult to get past the exclusive remedy provision.  The leading case on proving an intentional harm claim sufficient to get beyond the exclusive remedy is Millison v. E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co., 101 N.J. 161 (1985) in which plaintiffs had shown intent...

Heart Case – Hellwig v. J.F. Rast & Co., Inc.

In a traumatic heart claim, New Jersey requires a comparison between work and non-work effort. The Central Issue Is:  Does A Claimant Have To Prove That The Work Effort Was Greater Than Both What He Usually Did At Work And What He Did Outside Of Work? The answer came in one of the m...