Esther Omoloyin

An Overview of Recent Decisions Demonstrating the Board’s Attitude Toward 114-a - (Editor’s Note – As a part of our Quarterly Practice Group Update, we are pleased to produce our next installment showing our continued...more Key Takeaways - Effective immediately, the maximum allowable evaluating physician fee under the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Act has increased from $600 to $1,000 The statute leaves the medical expert fee within...more Key Takeaways - Smoke from the Canadian wildfires are likely  to result in workers’ compensation claims linked to smoke-related injuries Compensability should focus on how much an employee’s work increases the exposure to...more An Overview of Recent Decisions, Demonstrating the Board’s Continuing Attitude Toward 114-a - Key Takeaways - WCL 114-a gives the Board authority to disqualify a claimant from receipt of lost time benefits, “[i]f for...more