Sroczynski v. Milek

On February 28, 2004, Walter Sroczynski was injured while in the employ of John Milek, t/a John Milek Construction (Milek). Two and one-half weeks later, Sroczynski filed a workers’ compensation claim against his employer. Then unknown to Sroczynski, his employer’s workers’ compensation insurance had been can-celled almost six months earlier by New Jersey Manufacturers *47Insurance Company (NJM), his employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier, for non-payment of premiums. In doing so, the workers’ compensation insurance carrier sent a timely certified mail notice of cancellation to its…