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Governor Signs Bill Raising Fees of Evaluating Physicians for Claimants

By on August 2, 2023 in Legislation, NJ Workers' Comp with 0 Comments

On July 20, 2023 Governor Murphy approved an amendment to N.J.S.A. 34:15-64 raising the maximum amount that physicians may be paid for opinions regarding need for treatment or estimates of permanent disability.  The maximum fee had been previously set at $600.  Under the new amendment, the maximum fee is now $1,000.  The goal of the […]

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Legislative Changes to New Jersey Workers’ Compensation

On August 24, 2018, Governor Murphy signed a bill that for all practical purposes ends the right of employers to make bona fide offers of permanent partial disability free of counsel fees.  The statute that enabled employers to make bona fide offers within 26 weeks of maximal medical improvement, or return to work, whichever is […]

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