In the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, New York Courts are essentially closed with respect to non-essential matters. Over the past two weeks, the State began implementing a virtual operations model for essential matters in the Criminal, Family and Landlord Tenant Courts. Essential matters are defined as criminal arraignments, bail, custodial issues in the Family Court… [Read More]

  Like in most jurisdictions across the country, the New Jersey Judiciary has been busy addressing the growing public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic so as to allow Court operations to continue in a safe and practical manner.  In the recent weeks, the Judiciary has issued a number of Orders which have outlined… [Read More]

  On March 6, 2020, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, declared the COVID-19 pandemic a State of Emergency Disaster. As of March 17, 2020, Governor Wolf ordered a 14 day closure of all state offices including the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. All hearings scheduled from March 17, 2020 through March 31, 2020 have been cancelled… [Read More]

  On March 30, 2020, the New Jersey Division of Workers’ Compensation issued a Notice to the Bar addressing the Workers’ Compensation Court closings during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Notice indicates that the New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Courts will reopen on Monday, April 6, 2020 on a limited basis. The Workers’ Compensation Courts were originally… [Read More]

  Catherine Shiels, a Shareholder at GRSLBG&B, is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association’s (NJSBA) Workers’ Compensation Executive Committee. The Workers’ Compensation Executive Committee operates with the mission to study and develop beneficial changes in the administration and procedures pertaining to Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey.  Currently, New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Courts… [Read More]

  Over the course of the last week, New York State has issued various Orders modifying its Court procedures in response to the public health emergency created by COVID-19. On March 20, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.8 suspending the Statute of Limitations on any matter until April 19, 2020, among other items. On… [Read More]

As we continue to monitor the spread of COVID-19 throughout our region and the United States, we would like to update our clients and friends about some critical changes to our business operations.   On March 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 107 closing down all non-essential retail businesses and… [Read More]

By: Catherine M. Shiels[1] and Samantha E. Hahn, Esq[2]   Presently, there are 427 positive cases of COVID-19 in New Jersey and 21 patients whose test results are still pending. The State of New Jersey as well as individual Counties and municipalities have taken decisive, and unprecedented actions to avoid further spread of the virus… [Read More]

Dear Clients and Friends, Like all of you, we are continuing to monitor the impact and spread of COVID-19 throughout New Jersey, New York, and the United States. During this unprecedented time, the health and safety of our clients, staff, attorneys, and colleagues remain a top priority as well as our commitment to providing uninterrupted… [Read More]

By: Catherine M. Shiels, Esq.[1] and Yi Zhu, Esq.[2]   On February 3, 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that Medical Providers have a six year statute of limitations to file a collection action against a Respondent Insurance Carrier in the Workers’ Compensation Division. The Court issued its Decision affirming entirely the Appellate Division… [Read More]