The Perfume Decision – A Workers’ Compensation Case
March 4, 2009 by kadimuzio · 2 Comments
Filed under: New Jersey Law, Workers Compensation, Workers' Comp
Filed under: New Jersey Law, Workers Compensation, Workers' Comp
A lot of controversy has arisen over the recent “perfume case”. In Sexton vs. Cumberland County/Cumberland Manor the N.J. Appellate Court held that a worker was entitled to pursue workers’ compensation benefits because perfume exposure at work aggravated a pre-existing lung condition. Contrary to the opinion of some critics, the holding does not stink. The furor expressed by those opposed to the decision is based upon a fundamental misunderstanding of the principles of N.J. workers compensation law. Read more