Just the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) – Workers’ Compensation Benefits and COVID-19 in New Jersey

On September 14, 2020, New Jersey enacted legislation S2380 that provides COVID-19 related benefits to employees across the State. The new law creates a rebuttable presumption of workers’ compensation coverage for COVID-19 cases contracted by “essential workers” during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Notably, the new law is effective immediately and retroactive to March 9, 2020, the date of Governor Murphy’s initial executive order declaring a state of emergency.

OlenderFeldman LLP has prepared FAQs to further explain the burden of proof under the new law and outline the definitions of “essential worker”:  Click Here for the FAQs.

Further information or guidance concerning the new law can be obtained from OlenderFeldman LLP. Please contact Howard Matalon (hmatalon@olenderfeldman.com) or Alex Umansky (aumansky@olenderfeldman.com) in the Employment Practices and Employment Litigation group.