Workers Compensation Carrier and Employers Not Entitled to Reimbursement on Workers Compensation Third Party Action

• Posted On: March 2, 2015
• Posted By: jalmeida

In Thomas v. City of East Orange, Docket No. 1-1468-10 (App. Div. 2011), the Appellate Division panel, Judges Reisner and LeWinn, affirmed the trial court’s ruling, holding an injured employee does not have to reimburse an employer or carrier for monies paid on a workers compensation claim when the third-party tortfeasor is a public entity.. […]