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When Does The Special Mission Exception To The Premises Rule Apply?

One of the most misunderstood rules in workers’ compensation is the so-called “special mission” exception to the premises rule, which is New Jersey’s successor to the better known “going-and-coming rule.”  The New Jersey premises rule says that one is at work when he or she arrives at the work premises.  The main exception to that […]

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The Very Sensible Premises Rule In New Jersey Workers’ Compensation

By on January 17, 2019 in NJ Workers' Comp, Policy with 1 Comment

Until 1979 New Jersey had a doctrine known as the “going and coming rule,” and that rule basically said that employees were not covered for workers’ compensation when they were going to work or coming from work.  Scores of exceptions emerged over the years, creating a patchwork of inconsistency, thus prompting the New Jersey Legislature […]

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Coverage During Drives to Job Sites Under New Jersey Law

By on March 9, 2018 in Claims, NJ Workers' Comp with 0 Comments

We all know the rules for coverage in New Jersey under the “premises rule,” the rule that replaced the former going-and-coming rule.  N.J.S.A. 34:15-36 states that one is covered for workers’ compensation purposes when he or she arrives at a place of employment owned or controlled by the employer.  That is easy enough, but what […]

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The Going-And-Coming Rule And Multiple Employer Work Sites

By on March 23, 2017 in Key Defenses, NJ Workers' Comp with 0 Comments

An employee works regularly in Cherry Hill, N.J. but three or four times a year is required to work at the company’s north Jersey location in Parsippany.   On the way to the Parsippany office, the employee is in a car accident and suffers serious injuries.  The employer gets the claim and confers with the carrier […]

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