The 2015 Manual is a compilation of prior editions with particular emphasis on cases decided in 2013-2014 as well as the addition of important chapters for practitioners of workers’ compensation. Several Supreme Court decisions and numerous appellate division decisions are analyzed in this edition.
Some of the 2015 Edition highlights are as follows:
- New chapter entitled “Complex Issues In Temporary Disability Benefits”
- New chapter entitled “Issues Arising From Home Injuries and Telecommuting”
- New section analyzing complex issues under Section 40 including Dever and Greene
- Expanded analysis of retaliation claims and the McDonnell Douglas standard
- Expanded analysis of fraud claims including Bellino v. Verizon Wireless
- Expanded analysis of independent contractor issues
- Expanded analysis of occupational Lyme disease cases
- Expanded analysis of the “Smart Act” as part of the MSP law
- Expanded analysis of evidence in workers’ compensation
- Analysis of 65 new cases with 52 pages of additional text
Some of the 65 new cases that are analyzed in the 2015 Manual include:
- Hersh v. County of Morris (Supreme Court analysis of parking lot cases)
- Renner v. AT&T (Supreme Court analysis of stroke claim at home)
- Greene v. AIG (Section 40 lien rights in denied claim)
- Dever v. NJM (applicability of liens against UM and UIM carriers)
- Bellino v. Verizon Wireless (definition of purposeful intent under fraud statute)
- Liu v. Bally’s Casino (entitlement to temporary disability benefits post-termination)
- Durnien v. UPS (exceptions to Second Injury Fund entitlement)
- Patterson v. Atlantic Club (arising out of work standard)
- Ascione v. US Airways (occupational pulmonary claims)
- Estate of Kotsovka v. Liebman (independent contractor status)
- Graham v. Port Authority (PTSD claims and sufficient expert testimony)
- Parascandolo v. Department of Labor (TDB liens and workers’ comp)
- Farnath v. 34th Street Market (coverage for limited liability corporations)
