Month: December 2024

Dec 3, 2024

NJ Court Finds Teacher’s COVID-19 Death Compensable Under State’s “Essential Employee” Presumption

A New Jersey appellate court has affirmed a compensation judge’s determination that a public school teacher who died from COVID-19 qualified as an “essential employee” under the state’s special pandemic...

NJ Court Finds Teacher’s COVID-19 Death Compensable Under State’s “Essential Employee” Presumption NJ Court Finds Teacher’s COVID-19 Death Compensable Under State’s “Essential Employee” Presumption
Dec 2, 2024

Oregon Court Affirms Award Where Elderly Worker Fainted For Unknown Reason

The Oregon Court of Appeals recently affirmed a Workers’ Compensation Board decision awarding benefits to an 85-year-old worker who fainted while waiting for an employer-mandated vaccination [SAIF Corp. v. Kelkay,...

Oregon Court Affirms Award Where Elderly Worker Fainted For Unknown Reason Oregon Court Affirms Award Where Elderly Worker Fainted For Unknown Reason