Workers’ Compensation
Understanding Workers’ Compensation Costs and Fees in New Jersey
Posted in Workers' Compensation
This is a common question, and it is necessary to fully understand the costs and fees that will be deducted from your award as you consider a potential settlement or are reviewing a judgement by a Judge of Compensation. The largest fee is the attorney fee, this should have been… Continue reading
Understanding Your Rights: Workers’ Compensation in New Jersey
Posted in Workers' Compensation
Navigating the aftermath of a workplace injury can be overwhelming. However, knowing your rights under the New Jersey’s workers’ compensation laws can provide the clarity and confidence needed to ensure you receive the benefits you are entitled to. This blog will guide you through the essential aspects of workers’ compensation… Continue reading
Workplace Liability When a Third Party is Negligent
Posted in Workers' Compensation
When an individual suffers a work-related injury in the State of New Jersey, their employer (if the employer is self-insured), or the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier is legally obligated to provide three basic workers’ compensation benefits. These benefits include: reasonable and necessary medical treatment for the work-related injury; monetary… Continue reading
What Are the Different Kinds of Workers’ Compensation Settlements in New Jersey?
Posted in Workers' Compensation
In New Jersey, your workers’ compensation claim can be settled in one of two ways: an Order Approving Settlement or an Order Approving Settlement With Dismissal. Continue reading
Navigating Workers’ Compensation for Repetitive Stress Injuries
Posted in Workers' Compensation
The term ‘repetitive stress injury’ covers a wide variety of conditions. A Repetitive stress or strain injury happens when too much stress is placed on a given body part and can result in pain, swelling, muscle strains, and tissue damage. If your job involves performing the same task over and… Continue reading
Four Construction Litigation Tips for Newer Plaintiffs’-Side Practitioners
Posted in Construction Accidents, Pennsylvania Law Monitor, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Wrongful Death
Construction is a high-hazard industry for workers. There’s no shortage of potential causes of catastrophic injuries. Whether it is the risk of falling from rooftops, being injured by unguarded machinery, being struck by heavy construction equipment, being electrocuted, or inhaling silica dust or asbestos, workers risk their lives every time… Continue reading
All Essential Workers Now Deemed “Eligible” for Workers’ Compensation Benefits Under New Legislation
Posted in Workers' Compensation
On September 14, 2020, New Jersey Governor Murphy signed important legislation that benefits all workers who contracted COVID-19 while working through the current pandemic. The legislation creates the presumption that the contracted illness is “work related.” Before this legislation was signed, only “public safety workers” such as police, fire, EMT,… Continue reading
Workers’ Compensation During COVID-19
Posted in Workers' Compensation
During these trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans are doing all they can to stay healthy and “flatten the curve” in order to return to their normal lives. Many worry about their own well-being, along with their family’s, – both physically and financially, as scores of people have… Continue reading
Medical Treatment Issues in Workers’ Compensation Cases
Posted in Workers' Compensation
Benson v. Coca Cola Co. is a workers’ compensation case decided in 1972 that is still good law today. This case stands for the proposition that if there is no demand upon the Employer to provide treatment, there is no liability for payment of same, unless the request by injured… Continue reading
Medicaid Liens and Workers’ Comp
Posted in Medicare, Workers' Compensation
In today’s economic climate many people do not have or cannot afford health insurance through their employer. In situations such as this, it is very often the case that the individual is covered by a state program involving Medicaid. Medicaid is need-based, and in reality, it is a federal program… Continue reading
