Filing a Third-Party Claim for a Work Injury When you've suffered any type of injury in the workplace, your first course of action is typically to notify your supervisor or employer and seek benefits through a workers' compensation claim. Under New … [Read more...]
Not On the Company Payroll?
You May Still Qualify for Workers' Compensation Benefits It's a fairly common practice among employers—hire workers who aren't on the payroll, call them "independent contractors," and then refuse to pay workers' compensation benefits when they are … [Read more...]
Do You Have to Have a Witness to Recover Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
To be eligible for workers' compensation benefits in New York, there are only two requirements—you must have been injured and you must have suffered the injury while performing job-related functions. It's fairly typical, in the aftermath of a … [Read more...]
Can You Get Workers’ Compensation Benefits for a Work-Related Car Accident?
The New Jersey workers' compensation laws were enacted to provide an alternative to the civil courts when workers suffered injury because of the carelessness or negligence of employers or fellow workers. Accordingly, when an employer fails to … [Read more...]
The Benefits Available with a New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Claim
When you've been hurt on the job in New Jersey, you have the right to seek compensation for losses caused by your injury. Are you only entitled to benefits if you can't work at all? What types of medical expenses does workers' compensation cover? … [Read more...]
Why You Need a Lawyer to Handle Your Workers’ Compensation Claim
In New Jersey, when you have sustained an injury on the job, your first course of action will typically be to notify your employer and initiate a workers' compensation claim. The process can seem simple—you just notify your employer and let them take … [Read more...]
Why Your Workers’ Compensation May Be Denied
When you have been injured on the job, you have a right to seek benefits through a workers' compensation claim. Often, it can seem like an open and shut case, but there can be a number of reasons that your workers' compensation claim is initially … [Read more...]
Was Your Injury Work-Related—Part One
In New Jersey, to qualify for workers' compensation benefits, you must show two things: that you suffered an injury that keeps you from working or limits your ability to do your job; and that the injury was work-related, or sustained during the … [Read more...]
Protecting Your Rights after a Construction Site Injury
It's well-known, and U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics confirm, that working on a residential or commercial construction site is one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. According to reports, nearly seven million construction site injuries … [Read more...]
The Workers’ Compensation Process—An Overview
So you've been hurt on the job in New Jersey and need to file a workers' compensation claim to cover lost wages and medical expenses. What can you expect during the process? The first thing you can probably expect is to be initially rejected. The … [Read more...]
