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New Jersey’s “Premises Rule” and Workers’ Compensation

By Petrillo & Goldberg / July 2, 2019 / Comments Off on New Jersey’s “Premises Rule” and Workers’ Compensation

When a worker is hurt on the job and files a workers’ compensation claim, does it matter where the injury occurs? Of course, yes, it does. In New Jersey, the “premises rule” protects workers wherever they are performing their required duties or on employer-owned or controlled properties and areas. Before the premises rule existed, New…