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Workers’ Compensation and Minors: Potential Impacts on Employers

Fourth District Court of Appeal Determines that Fla. Stat. § 627.70152’s Pre-Suit Notice Requirement Applies Retroactively, Suggesting an Implicit Circuit Split

Florida’s Circuit Split on Expert Opinions Reveals a Decade-Long Divide

Florida's New Insurance Law and Potential Bad Faith Litigation

Can Legislative Intent Clarify the Status of Medical Marijuana

Pennsylvania Legislature Considers Changes to Workers’ Compensation Disfigurement Benefits

Chartwell Law's Outline of New York's Proposed Grieving Families Act

Corporate Representative Testimony Deemed Hearsay by Florida Appellate Court

Florida Courts of Appeals Diverge in Their Treatment of An Identical Late Notice Provision

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Affirms Doctrine of Workers' Compensation Exclusivity

Chartwell Law's Outline of Florida Senate Bill 360

2023-2024 Final Georgia Legislative Updates: Transportation

2023-2024 Final Georgia Legislative Updates: General Liability

Hear from the Women of Chartwell Law: How Do You View Your Role as a Leader Among Women in the Legal Field?

Chartwell Law’s women attorneys share their views on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their personal and professional lives.

Chartwell Law's Outline of Florida House Bill 837

Governor DeSantis signs HB 837, further reforming the litigation landscape in the state of Florida.

Hear from the Women of Chartwell Law: What Inspired You to Pursue a Career in Law?

Chartwell Law’s women attorneys share their views on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their personal and professional lives.

Supreme Court Unanimously Revives Student’s Disability Suit

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Requires Reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Medical Marijuana Payments

Hear from the Women of Chartwell Law: How do you view the importance of work/life balance in today's workplace?

Chartwell Law’s women attorneys share their views on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their personal and professional lives.

Florida Legislature Considers Further Significant Tort Reforms

Hear from the Women of Chartwell Law: Is there An Experience or Woman Who Influenced You as A Child?

Hear from the Women of Chartwell Law: Who Inspired You?

Chartwell Law’s women attorneys share their views on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in their personal and professional lives.

2023-2024 Proposed Georgia Legislative Updates: Transportation

In its current session, the Georgia Legislature is considering ten bills that, if passed, will directly impact the transportation industry in the state.

2023-2024 Proposed Georgia Legislative Updates: General Liability

In its current session, the Georgia Legislature is considering numerous bills that, if passed, will directly impact the landscape of legal liability in the state.

Chartwell Law Celebrates Black History Month - Part IV

NLRB Deals Another Blow to Employers

New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Insurance Brokers’ Duty to Inform

New Jersey Workers' Compensation

Chartwell Law Celebrates Black History Month - Part III

Chartwell Law Celebrates Black History Month - Part II

Workers’ Compensation Claims of Pennsylvania’s NFL Players

PA Workers' Compensation

Chartwell Law Celebrates Black History Month

Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation and Winter Weather Injuries

Chartell Law's Outline of SB-2A

Florida Property Insurance Law Update

Tort Reform Issues in Georgia

Georgia now has the privilege of being the No. 1 Judicial Hellhole according to the American Tort Reform Foundation. Included are a few of the current hot button issues.

Law Alert: One Foot Out The Door: Proposed FTC Rule Seeks To Outlaw Non-Compete Clauses

Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation and Holiday Party Injuries

Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Announces Increases in 2023 Pennsylvania Statewide Average Weekly Wage and Compensation Rate Schedule

Denying Medical Bills: New Guidance From the Courts or More Confusion?

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation

New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Definition of "Employee"

New Jersey Workers' Compensation

New Jersey Appellate Decision Based on the Workers’ Compensation Premises Rule

NJ Workers' Compensation

How the Rebuttable Presumption Influences COVID-19  Workers’ Compensation Claims in New Jersey

Workers' Compensation

Commonwealth Court Agrees Benefits Should Be Terminated When Defendant’s Medical Expert Does Not Specifically Address Accepted Injury

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Decision Impacts Impairment Rating Evaluator's Ability to Change the Scope of Work-Related Injuries

PA Workers' Compensation

Where Are We Now in a Post-Lorino World?

PA Workers' Compensation

The New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act: Thoughts on How Recent Cases Interpret and Define the Contours of the Act

New York Legislation Could Impact Pending Wrongful Death Litigation

NY Law Alert

Florida Insurance Reform Law SB-2D Approved

Chartwell Law Outlines SB-2D

Notable Developments in Insurance Bad Faith and What It Means For Insurers

Injury of Employee Volunteering at an Employer-Sponsored Event Is Ruled Compensable

Workers' Compensation

APPORTIONMENT OF FAULT COMING BACK TO GEORGIA

NY Legislature Amends CIDA, Lessening a Defendant's Insurance Disclosure Obligations Under the Act

New York Law Alert

A Look at Blood Flow Restriction Therapy and Possible Effects on Workers’ Compensation Claims

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation

UPDATE: Marijuana in the Workplace: Uncertainty and Risks for Employers

New Jersey

Pennsylvania Requires Use of Revised Workers’ Compensation Bureau Form

Workers' Compensation

United States Supreme Court Issues Rulings Limiting President Biden's Vaccine Mandates

Employment Law

Locking Down on Protracted Healing Periods

New York Workers' Compensation

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Recent Analysis of the Traveling Employee Doctrine and Workers’ Compensation Liability

Workers' Compensation

The Seriousness of Texting and Emailing During Depositions

Pennsylvania 2022 Statewide Average Weekly Wage Rate Schedule to be Announced on December 11, 2021

Workers' Compensation

Pennsylvania Employers – Now is a Good Time to Review Your Post-Injury Drug Testing Policies and Procedures

Workers' Compensation

Should Immigration Status be Considered When Evaluating a Florida Workers’ Compensation Claim for Potential Permanent Total Disability?

Workers' Compensation

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Issues Updated Guidance on COVID-19

Employment Law

Florida Court Rules Documents Contained Within an Underwriting or Claims File are Protected Work Product

Pennsylvania Employers Beware: Violations of the Medical Marijuana Act May Result in Private Civil Lawsuits

Employment Law

Treating Physician vs. Hired Expert: Is the Tide Turning in New Jersey?

Whose Employee Is It Anyway: PEOs and Workers' Compensation Liability in New York

Workers' Compensation

Employer Vaccination Mandates: Are They Legal?

Including a Love Letter with a Real Estate Bid May Expose Brokers to Discrimination Lawsuits

Real Estate

The Important Role of Nurse Case Managers in Workers’ Compensation Medical Case Management

Maryland

Can We Win the Comp Pain Game of Whack-a-Mole?

Florida Senate Bill 76 Signed Into Law

A Look at Fifth Amendment Rights in a Workers’ Compensation Case

Florida Wokers' Compensation

A Change of Season Often Brings Out Unique Workers’ Compensation Coverage Questions

Tennessee Workers' Compensation

Disclosure of Issues Not Readily Observable to a Buyer

Legal Issues for Real Estate Professionals

Philadelphia Says No to Pre-Employment Drug Screenings for Most Employers

Employment Law

A Retailer’s Guide to Protecting Customer Data

Shoplifter Profiling: Is It a Preventive Tool or Racism at Play?

Can Act 111 Be Applied Retroactively to Impairment Rating Evaluations Prior to Its Passage in 2018?

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation

South Carolina Court Rules Death Was Work-Related and Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits Are Payable to Beneficiary’s

Workers' Compensation

In Light of Whitmoyer, Have Third Party Settlement Agreements Radically Changed?

Workers' Compensation

Supreme Court of New Jersey Affirms Appellate Court’s Medical Marijuana Decision

Workers' Compensation

Plaintiff Maintains Initial Burden of Proof to Establish Causation in Hurricane Irma Claims

Insurance Coverage Analysis and Litigation

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Decision Highlights the Necessity of Addressing a Changing Injury Description During Termination Petition Litigation

Workers' Compensation

What is the Impact of the New Florida “Immunity Shield Law” on Workers’ Compensation and Employment Law Cases?

Law Alert

New Florida Statute Seeks to Protect Businesses Against Baseless COVID-19 Civil Liability Claims

Law Alert

Updated Guidelines For In-Person Civil Jury Trials In The First Judicial District Of Pennsylvania

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Mental Health Workers' Compensation Claims Arising During COVID-19

Florida First District Court of Appeal Rules Florida Statute Clearly States Time Period for Filing PTSD Worker’s Compensation Claims by First Responders

A Year in Review: 2020 New York Workers' Compensation Case Law Highlights

Viewpoint: Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Pain in Workers’ Compensation Cases?

Suspension of Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Incarceration Cannot Occur Until “After” A Conviction

Florida Courts Rule an Insurance Carrier’s Property Liability is Limited to Direct Physical Loss

Positive Employer Work Order Versus Positive Employee COVID-19 Test

Workers' Compensation

Case Law and Statutory Updates on the Legalization of Marijuana in New Jersey

Proposed New Jersey Legislation will Significantly Affect Insurance Carriers, Third-Party Administrators and Employers in Workers’ Compensation Matters

Florida First-Party Property Case Law Signals That Insurance Carriers Need Only Request an Examination Under Oath Via Mail

Early Indications Reveal that New Jersey Courts Will Uphold a Virus Exclusion Regarding COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims

New Jersey

Pennsylvania Retailers and COVID-19 Protocols

Is A Retail Establishment Liable for Injuries Caused by Pets on Its Premises?

Can Businesses Require Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination Before Providing Entry or Service To The Public?