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The New Jersey Workers’ Comp Blog is published by John H. Geaney, Esq. and focuses on covering all aspects of Workers’ Compensation law in the state of New Jersey.
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This blog, written by Executive Committee-Member and Litigation Department Co-Chair Betsy G. Ramos, Esq., focuses on liability litigation cases decided in New Jersey courts.
NJ School Law
Lead by Sanmathi (Sanu) Dev, Esq., this blog is devoted to current developments in New Jersey education law affecting school districts, charter schools, students, and employees.
Trusts, Estates & Business Succession
This blog is published by the attorneys in Capehart Scatchard’s Business, Trusts & Estates group. It addresses issues related to estate planning, wills, trusts, succession planning, tax and tax codes.
New Jersey Healthcare Law
This blog is published by the attorneys in Capehart Scatchard’s healthcare group. It focuses on cases impacting the healthcare industry, as well as recently-passed or pending legislation impacting doctors, dentists, practitioners, and employers.
HR Resource
This blog is published by the attorneys in Capehart Scatchard’s labor and employment group. On this site, Employers and human resources professionals will find useful tips as to how to keep the workplace, and workplace policies, in compliance with state and federal employment laws.
Cannabis Law
This blog is published by the attorneys in Capehart Scatchard’s Cannabis Law Group. It focuses on current developments in federal and state laws addressing cannabis legislation.
The NJ Workers' Comp Conversation
This YouTube channel focuses on providing practical advice for employers, adjusters, third party administrators and self-insured clients.
Data Privacy Security Law
These articles, written by Executive Committee-Member and Litigation Department Co-Chair Betsy G. Ramos, Esq., focus on liability litigation cases decided.
Recent Developments in Alternative Energy
Periodic articles discussing recent developments, trends, and insights in New Jersey’s growing alternative energy sector.
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Workers’ Compensation Newsletter
A quarterly newsletter featuring interesting and relevant case studies affecting workers’ compensation law in New Jersey.
Longshore And Defense Base Act Newsletter
A newsletter featuring interesting and relevant case studies affecting the Longshore and Defense Base Act.
New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Manual for Attorneys, Physicians, Adjusters and Employers
Updated every two years, John H. Geaney, Esq. publishes a bound book co-distributed by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
As part of our client relations program, we regularly update our clients in workers’ compensation, ADA and FMLA issues and other related matters with periodic newsletters and blogs written by firm attorneys in these fields. We provide on-site seminars on key decisions as well as access to our computer and research network.
2027 Highlights
- New Chapter on Unexplained Falls in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation
- New Chapter on Complex Issues Concerning Section 20 Settlements
- New Chapter on Forms of Workers’ Compensation Insurance in New Jersey authored by Melissa Smith, Esq. and Julie Tillotson, CIC, CRM of Conner Strong & Buckelew
- Summary of 2025 New Jersey Critical Incident Law protecting mental health for first responders
- Summary of 2026 New Jersey First Responders Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Protection Act (prohibiting job termination for PTSD)
- Medicare update on set asides in comp
New Cases and Regulations Being Analyzed
- Amato v. Township of Ocean School District (COVID presumption for school teachers)
- Tomaselli v. Petco (waiver of lien letters in workers’ compensation)
- Barrett v. Hackensack Univ. Med. Ctr. (fall in hospital parking lot and Section 8 comp bar)
- Garzon v. Morris County Golf Club (remand decision on counsel fees, Rendine lodestar inapplicability in workers’ comp, and review of history of counsel fees since 1911 Act)
- Latshaw v. Lakewood Twp. Police Dep’t (MVA in police vehicle returning from approved lunch)
- Dutcher v. Stathis (extra duty traffic control injury and special employment)
- Grasso v. Monmouth County Sheriff’s Dep’t. (whether increase on reopener is warranted where petitioner reasonably declines recommended surgery)
- Van Skiver v. Alessandra Miscellaneous Metal Works, Inc. (penalties for paying settlement after 60-day window)
- Jameel v. Dember (potential liability for intentional harm claim denied against hospital)
- Rodriguez v. Shelbourne Spring, LLC (personal injury lawsuit barred against employer)
- Hughes v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J. (police officer’s reopener claim for total disability denied)
- Arboleda v. Paychex (disqualification of defense counsel in workers’ compensation)
- Vola v. City of Northfield (joint employment for extra-duty traffic assignment)
- Brief overview of 2026 amendments to New Jersey Family Leave Act (also affecting TDI benefits)