Revises workers' compensation law to increase contingency attorney fee cap in contingency case from 20 percent to 25 percent.
S 2822 increases the maximum contingency attorney fee cap in New Jersey workers' compensation cases from 20% to 25% of the settlement or award amount. This directly affects attorneys representing injured workers who typically work on a contingency basis (paid only if they win the case). The bill amends R.S. 34:15-64 to adjust this fee limit, which has not been updated since its original establishment. The change applies to all pending and future workers' compensation claims after enactment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
General Assembly Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Feb 27, 2024
Signed Aug 22, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2024 · General Assembly Jun 28, 2024
How they voted
27–9
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
May 13, 2024
D
Democratic25
88% Yea
R
Republican15
53% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Aug 22, 2024
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2024, c.55.
executive
Jun 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (54-20-0)
lower
May 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
May 13, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
lower
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (27-9)
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
upper
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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