Court says Employer No Longer Has to Pay for Opioid Pain Treatment

October 14, 2019

The Superior Court of New Jersey has decided that an employer can cease opioid treatment when there is objective medical proof that the treatment is no longer improving the symptoms of the claimant. The case is Martin v. Newark Pub. Schs. No. A-0338-18T4, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2049 (Super. Ct. App. Div. Oct. 4, 2019).