Workers' Compensation Insurance for Employees Working Overseas
Most employers are shocked when presented with multi-jurisdictional issues that can give rise to benefits under the act. In fact, a recent decision by the Appellate Division examines the various factors to consider when determining whether an employer must provide workers’ compensation insurance to its employee, even if the employees happen to work overseas at the time of the accident.
By Angela M. Scafuri
Pandemic Preparation For Workplaces
Is the risk of a pandemic illness significant enough to merit the devotion of time and resources necessary to secure the continuity of business operations? The answer is "yes." Does the employer have a role in promoting quarantine effectiveness, social distancing or preventative hygiene? Again, the answer is "yes," and the details follow.
By David Wirtz
Value of Fringe Benefit Losses Is More Than Percentage of Earnings
Suffice it to say, the lost value of fringe benefits should not simply be an assumed percentage of earnings without a more detailed analysis of the realistically available fringe benefits that may have been available to an individual and an analysis of what value may already be incorporated into other parts of the claim.
By William E. Harris
Managing Stressed Employees in Difficult Economic Times
Employers are facing significant new challenges in managing employees who are working at unprecedented stress levels. Learning to identify the signs of stress and understanding the employment laws that may be called into play when dealing with stressed-out employees are among these challenges.
By Jennifer Gimler Brady and Michael B. Rush
Workers' Compensation System: A Poster Child for Health Care Reform
The workers’ compensation system should be the poster child for health care reform. Employers, governments and workers do complain about the system, and it is certainly fraught with problems. But the system works. And it works without bankrupting the government or employers.
By Patrick B. Reddy
Tips for Concluding the ‘Unsuccessful’ Mediation
Mediation may not have resulted in a final resolution of the dispute, but the process does allow the parties to consider collateral issues that will facilitate the settlement that will probably eventuate.
By Abraham J. Gafni
