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NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-55 - Service of papers

34:15-55. Service of papers  It shall be sufficient service of any paper, except the original notice to the defendant, if the same is sent by registered mail, addressed to the petitioner at the address contained in the petition, or to the defendant at the address contained in the answer.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-55.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-55.1 - Secretary of workmen's compensation bureau as agent for service of process on nonresidents; method and effect of service; continuances

34:15-55.1. Secretary of workmen's compensation bureau as agent for service of process on nonresidents; method and effect of service; continuances  Any employer, not a resident of this State, or any employer not licensed to do business in this State, or any resident employer who becomes a nonresident of this State after the occurrence of an injury to an employee, who shall employ or who shall have employed any person to perform work, labor or services within this State shall be deemed by the accepting of the privilege of engaging in such work, labor and services by his or its employees to make, constitute and appoint the secretary of the workmen's compensation bureau as his or its agent for the acceptance of process in any proceeding by any such employee or dependent or representative of such employee, under and by virtue of this chapter; and the acceptance of such privilege or the entering into this State for the purpose of engaging in such employment shall be a signification of such employer that any such process issued against him or it, which is so served, shall be of the same legal force and validity as if served upon him or it personally. Service of such process shall be made by leaving a copy of the petition with the secretary of the bureau, or some one designated by him in his office, and such service shall be sufficient service upon such nonresident employer; provided, that notice of such service and a copy of the petition are forthwith sent by registered mail to the respondent to the address stated in such petition, by the secretary of the bureau, or such person acting for him in his office, and the respondent's return receipt and the affidavit of the secretary of the bureau, or such person in his office acting for him, of the compliance therewith are appended to such petition and filed in the office of the secretary of the bureau wherein such action may be pending; provided, also, that the date of the mailing and the date of the receipt of the return card aforesaid are properly indorsed on such petition and signed by the secretary of the bureau, or some one acting for him. The workmen's compensation bureau in which such action is pending may order such continuance as may be necessary to afford the respondent a reasonable opportunity to defend the action. The secretary of the bureau shall keep a record of all such processes which shall show the day and hour of such service. This section shall be construed to extend the right of service of process upon nonresidents and shall not be construed as limiting any provisions for the service of process now or hereafter existing. Amended by L.1945, c. 74, p. 394, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-56 - Rules of evidence

34:15-56. Rules of evidence  At such hearing evidence, exclusive of ex parte affidavits, may be produced by both parties, but the official conducting the hearing shall not be bound by the rules of evidence.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-57 - Summary hearing; power to modify and commute award, determination and rule for judgment or order approving settlement

34:15-57. Summary hearing; power to modify and commute award, determination and rule for judgment or order approving settlement  The commissioner, the director, and each deputy director, is hereby authorized to hear and determine the matters in dispute in a summary manner, and each shall have power to modify any award of compensation, determination and rule for judgment or order approving settlement and to provide for the commutation of any such award, determination and rule for judgment or order approving settlement. Amended by L.1952, c. 269, p. 919, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-57a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-57a - Notice of unemployment compensation, conditions

34:15-57a. Notice of unemployment compensation, conditions  3. The Division of Workers' Compensation shall provide notice to each individual receiving compensation under the provisions of the workers' compensation law (chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes), explaining the conditions under which the individual may receive unemployment compensation pursuant to this 1991 amendatory and supplementary act.  L.1991,c.486,s.3
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-57.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-57.1 - Reimbursement of benefits paid under Temporary Disability Benefits Law

34:15-57.1. Reimbursement of benefits paid under Temporary Disability Benefits Law  Whenever an employee becomes entitled to or is awarded compensation for temporary disability pursuant to chapter fifteen of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes for the same weeks or period with respect to which he has received disability benefits pursuant to the Temporary Disability Benefits Law (P.L.1948, c. 110), the Deputy Directors or Referees of the Division of Workmen's Compensation are authorized to incorporate in such award, order, or approval of settlement, an order requiring the employer or his insurance carrier to reimburse the Division of Employment Security of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry, the employer involved in the claim under chapter fifteen of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, or his insurance carrier, as the case may be, the amount of any disability benefits it may have paid to such employee. L.1950, c. 174, p. 402, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-57.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-57.2 - Inquiry as to other payments received before paying compensation; proof of amounts paid

34:15-57.2. Inquiry as to other payments received before paying compensation; proof of amounts paid  Whenever an employer or his insurance carrier involved in the claim under chapter fifteen of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes shall receive written notice from the Division of Employment Security of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry that disability benefits have been paid to an employee as a result of an accident or sickness for which the said employee may be entitled to benefits under chapter fifteen of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, such employer or his insurance carrier, as the case may be, shall, before making any payment on account of any pending award, order, or settlement under said chapter fifteen of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, inquire of the employee as to whether or not he has received disability benefits by reason of the same accident or sickness and advise the Division of Employment Security of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry or the employer who made payment of the disability benefits, or his insurance carrier, as the case may be, of the result of such inquiry. In proceedings before the Division of Workmen's Compensation, it shall be the duty of the employer against whom claim is made under chapter fifteen of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, and his insurance carrier, if any, to present, at any hearing involving a workmen's compensation claim affected by this act, sufficient proof as to the amounts paid under the Temporary Disability Benefits Law (P.L.1948, c. 110), for which reimbursement is allowable in pursuance of the provisions of the Temporary Disability Benefits Law (P.L.1948, c. 110), such proof to be furnished by the Division of Employment Security of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry, the employer who made payment of the disability benefits or his insurance carrier, as the case may be. L.1950, c. 174, p. 402, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-57.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-57.3 - Effective date

34:15-57.3. Effective date  This act shall take effect on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and fifty. L.1950, c. 174, p. 403, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-58 - Judgment and settlement filed, receipts, bar of judgment

34:15-58. Judgment and settlement filed, receipts, bar of judgment  34:15-58. A statement containing the date and place of hearing, together with the decision, award, determination and rule for judgment or the order approving settlement, shall be legibly written in ink or typewritten and filed in the office of the secretary at Trenton, by the officer hearing such cause, which statement, together with the petition and answer, shall constitute the record of the cause. A copy of the decision, award, determination and rule for judgment or order approving settlement, if same results in an award to the petitioner, shall, as soon as practicable after the same is rendered, be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the hearing was held, and when so filed, shall have the same effect and may be collected and docketed in the same manner as judgments rendered in causes tried in the Superior Court. The employer may once every month file receipt of payment, verified by affidavit that the receipts are accurate and true, with the clerk of the court, which shall be entered in satisfaction of the award, determination and rule for judgment or order approving settlement, to the extent of such payments. The official conducting the hearing shall, within fifteen days after the rendering of the award, determination and rule for judgment or order approving settlement, mail to each of the parties a statement of the substance of the award, determination and rule for judgment or order approving settlement, or a copy of such award, determination and rule for judgment or order approving settlement. The decision, award, determination and rule for judgment or order approving settlement shall be final and conclusive between the parties and shall bar any subsequent action or proceeding, unless reopened by the Division of Workers' Compensation or appealed as hereinafter provided.  Amended 1952,c.269,s.4; 1991,c.91,s.362.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-59 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-59 - Docket; records

34:15-59. Docket; records  The secretary of the bureau shall keep a docket in which shall be entered the title of each cause, the date of the determination thereof, the date of appeal, if any, and the date on which the record in case of appeal was transmitted to the appellant. The secretary shall also file the record of each case left with him by the official conducting the hearing, and shall keep a card index of such record in such manner as to afford ready reference thereto. Such records shall be open to the inspection of the public.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-60 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-60 - Subpoenas, fees, contempt

34:15-60. Subpoenas, fees, contempt  34:15-60. The director, each deputy director and each of the referees shall have the same power as the Superior Court to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers. The fees for the attendance of witnesses shall be such as are now provided for the attendance of witnesses in other civil cases, and shall be paid by the party arranging for the attendance of such witnesses. The subpoenas shall be authenticated by the seal of the department, and either party to any such proceeding may, without charge, secure subpoenas from the director, a deputy director or any referee. Misconduct on the part of any person attending a hearing, or the failure of any witness, when duly subpoenaed to attend or give testimony shall be punishable by the director, each deputy director and each of the referees, in the same manner as such failure is punishable by the Superior Court in a case therein pending.  Amended 1939,c.291; 1953,c.33,s.55; 1991,c.91,s.363.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-61 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-61 - Administering oaths; perjury

34:15-61. Administering oaths; perjury  The commissioner, each deputy commissioner and each referee shall have power to administer oaths. Any person who, having been sworn as a witness in any such proceeding, shall willfully give false testimony shall be guilty of perjury.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-62 - Public hearings

34:15-62. Public hearings  All hearings conducted under this chapter shall be open to the public.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-63 - No filing fees

34:15-63. No filing fees  Neither party shall pay any fees for filing any papers with the division or with the secretary thereof, and the clerk of any county shall file any papers required by this chapter to be filed with him without the payment of any fee. Amended by L.1941, c. 167, p. 531, s. 1; L.1957, c. 100, p. 195, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-65 - Deposition of absent witness

34:15-65. Deposition of absent witness  The deposition of a witness whose attendance before said bureau cannot be secured by reason of his absence from the State, or by reason of his physical inability to attend the hearing may be taken upon order of the official to whom said cause has been referred. In any such case the procedure for taking such depositions shall conform as nearly as practicable with the procedure for taking depositions in the Superior Court. Amended by L.1953, c. 33, p. 598, s. 56.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-66 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-66 - Appeal; costs

34:15-66. Appeal; costs  Any party may appeal from the judgment of a judge of compensation to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, which appeal shall be taken in accordance with the rules of court. The judgment entered in any court on any such appeal shall be conclusive and binding, and proceedings thereon shall only be for the recovery of moneys thereby determined to be due. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as limiting the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. Costs may be awarded in accordance with the rules of any court to which an appeal is taken. Amended by L.1945, c. 74, p. 397, s. 17; L.1953, c. 33, p. 598, s. 57; L.1956, c. 141, p. 579, s. 8; L.1971, c. 463, s. 1, eff. March 2, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-66.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-66.1 - Judgment docketed; execution; supplementary proceedings

34:15-66.1. Judgment docketed; execution; supplementary proceedings  Any judgment entered in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to the provisions of section 34:15-66 of this Title may be entered and docketed in the Law Division of the Superior Court, and shall thenceforward operate as a judgment recovered in that court as in any other case. Upon failure to comply with the original order for compensation the court may order that the entire amount of compensation shall become due immediately, and execution may issue upon proof of such failure for the entire amount of compensation, without discount or commutation. Supplementary proceedings in aid of execution may be resorted to upon a judgment so entered and docketed and becoming due in whole, as in any other case. Amended by L.1971, c. 463, s. 2, eff. March 2, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-68 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-68 - Physical examination of employee

34:15-68. Physical examination of employee  In all cases where it shall be necessary to make a physical examination of an employee in an inquiry to award compensation, the examination shall be made by a physician who is the same sex as the employee if so requested by the employee. Amended by L.1980, c. 90, s. 10.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-69 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-69 - Copy of judgment to be filed with director

34:15-69. Copy of judgment to be filed with director  Whenever any judgment is entered in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court upon any matter arising under the provisions of this chapter the clerk of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court shall forthwith forward to the director a copy of the judgment, which need not be certified and for which no charge shall be made. Amended by L.1953, c. 33, p. 599, s. 60; L.1971, c. 463, s. 3, eff. March 2, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-69.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-69.1 - Discontinuance or sale of business; discharge of employer from further liability; assumption of obligations by third party

34:15-69.1. Discontinuance or sale of business; discharge of employer from further liability; assumption of obligations by third party  Whenever any employer has discontinued his business or sold or otherwise disposed of the greater part of his business or assets, the division may, upon application to the commissioner or any deputy director by any party to an award, upon 10 days' written notice to all other parties, and after hearing, order such employer discharged from further liability for such award, provided that said commissioner or deputy director finds that a third party has filed with the division a satisfactory undertaking in writing assuming all obligations of such award and the claim or claims upon which it is based in lieu of and in place of such employer and provided further that such third party either is an employer operating under section 34:15-77 of this Title or has filed with the division a certificate signed by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance certifying that such third party meets all requirements to become an employer operating under said section, or is a stock company or mutual association authorized to write workmen's compensation or employer's liability insurance in this State. L.1956, c. 209, p. 749, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-69.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-69.2 - Order; filing; effect

34:15-69.2. Order; filing; effect  2. Such order shall by its terms discharge the employer from any and all claims, demands or liabilities whatsoever for or on account of such an award or the claim or claims upon which it is based and shall substitute such third party as the respondent, obligor and debtor of and on account of such award, the claim or claims upon which it is based and any and all claims, demands or liabilities whatsoever arising therefrom. The employee or the dependents of the employee or the personal representatives thereof shall have no further recourse whatsoever against such employer, but shall have and retain all their rights against such third party as though he were the employer against whom the award was originally entered. Such order shall be filed in the office of the secretary in Trenton in accordance with section 34:15-58 of this Title, and shall constitute part of the record in the cause, and a copy of such order shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the original award was filed, shall be indexed and cross-indexed by said clerk to said original award and, when so filed and indexed and cross-indexed to such award, shall have the same effect as to such third party and may be collected and docketed in the same manner as judgments rendered in causes tried in the Superior Court.  L.1956,c.209,s.2; amended 1991,c.91,s.364.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-69.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-69.3 - Applicability of provisions of Title to third party assuming obligations

34:15-69.3. Applicability of provisions of Title to third party assuming obligations  All provisions of this Title not inconsistent herewith shall thenceforth apply as against such third party with the same force and effect as though such third party were the party against whom the original award was entered. L.1956, c. 209, p. 750, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-70 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-70 - Short title

34:15-70. Short title  This article may be cited as the "employers' liability insurance law" .
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-71 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-71 - Employer's obligation to injured employee

34:15-71. Employer's obligation to injured employee  Every employer, except the state or a municipality, county or school district, who is now or hereafter becomes subject to the provisions of article 2 of this chapter (s. 34:15-7 et seq.), as therein provided, shall forthwith make sufficient provision for the complete payment of any obligation which he may incur to an injured employee, or his dependents under the provisions of said article 2, by one of the methods hereinafter set forth in sections 34:15-77 and 34:15-78 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-72 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-72 - Employers not electing benefits of compensation law required to insure

34:15-72. Employers not electing benefits of compensation law required to insure  In like manner every employer except the state or a municipality, county or school district who is now or hereafter becomes subject to the provisions of article 1 of this chapter (s. 34:15-1 et seq.) shall forthwith make sufficient provision for the complete payment of any obligation which he may incur to an injured employee or his administrators or next of kin under said article 1 of this chapter.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:15-73 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:15-73 - Proof of compliance

34:15-73. Proof of compliance  On demand of the commissioner of banking and insurance personally or in writing mailed to the post-office address of the employer by registered mail, the employer shall file with such commissioner on forms prescribed by him proof of compliance with the provisions of this article.