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New Jersey legislature proposes to expand parking lot liability in workers’ compensation
In response to a New Jersey Supreme Court decision finding that an employee who was injured while walking from a parking lot two blocks from the physical place of employment was not in the course of the employment, the New Jersey legislature has proposed legislation that would deem “employment” to commence when the individual arrives at any parking area that an employer provides or designates as a parking area for use by an employee, regardless of its location, writes Mark Setaro of Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby LLP. JD Supra
Apple being investigated following whistleblower letter
The Department of Labor has confirmed to the New York Times it has opened an investigation into Apple following a whistleblower’s letter to the agency. The former employee has said she was fired from Apple after filing labor complaints and publicly criticizing the company over issues including harassment. Business Insider
German court allows workers’ comp for telecommuter who fell at home
In Germany, a man is being allowed to claim the equivalent of workers’ compensation after he fell down his apartment steps while working from home. He reportedly slid and cracked a thoracic vertebrae while descending his spiral staircase from his bedroom to his computer. A federal social court found his initial morning commute from his bed to home office was an insured company commute. Baller Alert
Labor shortage hits Illinois disability service provider
The ongoing labor shortage has hit several fields of business. For many nonprofits, such as Bloomington, Illinois-based LIFEDesigns, a service and support provider for people living with disabilities, the demand for services has completely eclipsed their limited funding and dwindling staff. Herald-Times