GEANEY'S NEW JERSEY WORKERS' COMPENSATION MANUAL FOR PRACTITIONERS, ADJUSTERS, AND EMPLOYERS (8th Ed., 2009)

The 2009 Manual is a compilation of six prior editions with particular emphasis on cases and legislation decided in 2008. The year 2008 will be remembered for the highly publicized reform legislation of October 1, 2008. In addition, the Supreme Court and Appellate Division authored many important decisions on workers’ compensation.

2009 Edition Highlights:
• Summary of 2008 Workers’ Compensation Reform Legislation
• Analysis of New Provisions on Emergent Motions for Medical Benefits
• Analysis of New Enhanced Penalty Statute
• The Critical Provisions of the New Jersey Paid Leave Law
• Medicare’s New Mandatory Insurer Reporting Requirements
• New Chapter on Social Security Disability for Compensation Practitioners
• Highlights of the 2008 FMLA Regulations Impacting Workers’ Compensation
• Highlights of the 2008 ADA Amendments Act
• Expanded Discussion of Cases Construing the New Jersey Fraud Act
• Analysis of “Odd-Lot Doctrine” and Case Law
• Analysis of Key Supreme Court Decisions
    - Sroczynski v. John Milek (cancellation of coverage)
    - Cruz v. Central Jersey (non-retroactivity of dependency statute amendments)
    - Basil v. Frank A. Wolf (suits against IME doctors and carriers)
    - Richardson v. Bd of Trustees (relaxes accidental disability standards)
• Analysis of Key Appellate Division Decisions
    - Scott v. Foodarama (paid travel time rules)
    - Dorsey v. First Atlantic (temporary disability benefits post-termination)
    - Menichetti v. Palermo Supply (bona fide offer rules)
    - Sexton v. County of Cumberland (occupational exposure to perfume)
    - Alvarado v. J&J Snack Foods (fees in dependency cases)
    - Flores v. Paragon Construction (casual employment)
    - Serpa v. New Jersey Transit (indemnification and Section 40)

CONTENTS AT-A-GLANCE
• An Overview of the New Jersey Act
• Basic Defenses in Workers' Compensation
• How to Handle Occupational Disease Claims
• Traumatic Heart Claims
• Reform Legislation of October 2008: Motions for Medical and Temporary Disability Benefits, Medical Treatment and IME Issues
• Causation and Aggravation Issues
• The Mechanics of Indemnity Payments in Workers' Compensation
• Offers, Credits and Section 20 Dispositions
• Liens and Answers to Common Subrogation Questions
• The Exclusive Remedy Provision, Intentional Harm Cases, Joint and Special Employment
• The Second Injury Fund and Claims for Total and Permanent Disability
• Dependency and Related Issues
• Problem Issues in Compensation
• The Relationship of the ADA and FMLA to Workers' Compensation in New Jersey
• The Interplay of Workers' Compensation with Other Laws
• The Workers' Compensation Fraud Act, the Health Care Claims Fraud Act, and the Insurance Fraud Issues
• Issues Pertaining to Public Entities
• Evidence in Workers' Compensation
• PIP Subrogation and Title 39, and the Rights of Medical Providers to Seel Reimbursement
• The Uninsured Employers Fund and Child Support Liens
• Reading the New Jersey Workers' Compensation Charts
• The Medicare Secondary Payer Statute
• OSHA and Workers’ Compensation
• What a Compensation Practitioner Should Know About Social Security Disability
• Bad Faith and Workers' Compensation