Legal Opinion
Van Dunk v. Reckson Associates Realty Corp.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 26, 2012No. A-69 September Term 2010, 066949PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice LaVECCHIA
New Jersey’s Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), N.J.S.A. 34:15-1 to -128.5, provides a prompt and efficient remedy for an employee’s claim against an employer for a workplace injury. The Legislature made the statutory workers’ compensation remedy its preferred mechanism for providing compensation to injured workers. The Act’s remedy is exclusive, except for injuries that result from an employer’s “intentional wrong”; for those, an injured employee is permitted to maintain a common-law tort action against the employer. N.J.S.A. 34:15-8. A series of eases from this Court have addressed what…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Brill v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1995
- Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Millison v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- Frank Irey, Jr., Inc., a Corporation v. Occupational Safety and Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Laidlow v. Hariton MacH. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2002
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