Capehart Scatchard Shareholder, Andrea L. Schlafer, Esq., was a panelist at a seminar presented at the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network’s (“NWCDN”) Annual Conference in Chicago on September 25, 2025.
Ms. Schlafer spoke at a statewide legal discussion focused on key issues in New Jersey wage and temporary disability law. She discussed the impact of non-compliance with medical treatment on an injured worker’s entitlement to temporary total disability (TTD) benefits. Additionally, she addressed issues with 26-week wage statements in determining proper TTD compensation.
The NWCDN is a network of law firms dedicated to protecting employers in workers’ compensation cases in 45 states and Canada. Ms. Schlafer currently serves as a board member of the organization.
Ms. Schlafer represents insurance carriers in the defense of workers’ compensation claims at all stages of litigation. She received her law degree from Rutgers Law School in Camden and her B.S. degree in Business Administration and Finance from the College of Charleston, cum laude. Upon law school graduation, Ms. Schlafer worked as a law clerk to the Honorable Kevin T. Smith, in the New Jersey Superior Court, Gloucester County Vicinage.
Pictured Below L to R: Capehart Scatchard attorneys Andrea Schlafer and Nicholas Dibble.
