New Jersey Jurisdictional Issue in Worker's Compensation Claim

International Schools Services, Inc. v. NJ Dept. of Labor & Workforce Dev.
408 N.J. Super. 198 (App. Div. 2009)
Decided July 10, 2009
The New Jersey Appellate Division reversed and remanded the declaratory judgment of the Superior Court judge who held that the petitioner must obtain workers’ compensation insurance coverage for its overseas employees despite the fact that they work entirely overseas and never work in New Jersey. The Appellate court directed the trial court to expand the factual record and apply a Connolly/Larson analysis to determine whether the overseas employees had sufficient contacts with New Jersey to justify application of New Jersey’s workers’ compensation coverage laws.