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1 Jennifer Kocanowski v. Township of Bridgewater -- rank: 1000

... for temporary benefits in March 2016. The judge acknowledged that N.J.S.A. 34:15-75 awards “maximum compensation” to volunteer firefighters injured in the ... to receive the maximum compensation by this chapter authorized.” N.J.S.A. 34:15-75(a). The statute’s reference to “based upon a ... performing their duties when it enacted the current form of N.J.S.A. 34:15-75, and not create new barriers to coverage. N.J.S.A. 34:15-75 authorizes all volunteer firefighters injured in 2 the course of ... 34:15-38 existed alongside the pre-1952 version of N.J.S.A. 34:15-75, which allowed volunteer firefighters who were unemployed at the time ... temporary benefits on March 9, 2016. The judge acknowledged that N.J.S.A. 34:15-75 awards “maximum compensation” to volunteer firefighters injured in ...

docket:	a-55-17
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2019-02-19
status:
citation:	237 N.J. 3 203 A.3d 95
Document Size:	37286

2 JENNIFER KOCANOWSKI v. TOWNSHIP OF BRIDGEWATER -- rank: 805

... of duty, she is entitled to temporary disability payments under N.J.S.A. 34:15-75 and N.J.S.A. 34:15-43 at the ... Kocanowski that volunteer firefighters are entitled to temporary disability because N.J.S.A. 34:15-75 'decouples the right to workers compensation benefits from any connection ... presumed' to be the maximum allowed by 'this chapter.'7 N.J.S.A. 34:15-75. Also, the seven-day waiting period is expressly waived. N.J.S.A. 34:15-75(b). Because these statutes do not reference weekly wages or ... was no reference to the temporary disability statute or to N.J.S.A. 34:15-75. We do not view that case as controlling on the ...

docket:	a3306-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-12-11
status:	published
citation:	452 N.J.Super. 476 175 A.3d 968
Document Size:	42121