Panel Says Workers’ Compensation Insurer Can Seek Reimbursement
If you have been in a work-related motor vehicle accident and you file a third party claim for injuries suffered in the crash, your company’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier may be entitled to...
View ArticleScheduled and Non-Scheduled Losses in a Workers’ Compensation Claim
When you’ve been injured on the job in New Jersey, you have a right to pursue workers’ compensation benefits. There’s a good chance, once your claim has been filed, that you’ll hear the terms...
View ArticleJudge Says Workers’ Compensation Must Cover Costs of Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana has been legal in New Jersey since 2010, but most employers and workers’ compensation insurance companies have thus far refused to cover the costs of medical marijuana when...
View ArticleWork-Related Injuries—Part Two
As we explained in an earlier blog, to qualify for workers’ compensation benefits in New Jersey, you must meet two requirements—you must have been injured, and that injury must have been sustained...
View ArticleWhat Additional Benefits Are Available in a New Jersey Workers’ Compensation...
In New Jersey, when you’ve been injured on the job, you have a right to collect benefits to compensate you for lost income. Once you’ve been unable to work for at least seven days because of your...
View ArticleCommon Mistakes in Workers’ Compensation Claims – Part One
Securing workers’ compensation benefits in New Jersey can be difficult, even when your case seems like a slam dunk. You need to be careful that you don’t make some of the common mistakes that can...
View ArticleCommon Mistakes When Filing for Workers’ Compensation – Part Two
If you’ve been hurt at work and had to pursue workers’ compensation benefits, you know that the process can be long and difficult, even when it seems like you have an open and shut case. You don’t want...
View ArticleYour Workers’ Compensation Insurer May Be Watching You
You Could Be on Candid Camera…and It Could Squash Your Workers’ Compensation Claim When you’ve suffered an injury on the job, you have a right to seek workers’ compensation benefits for any temporary...
View ArticleHow Does Workers’ Compensation Apply When a Worker Dies in a Work-Related...
What Benefits Are Your Survivors Able to Recover? In New Jersey, after a job-related injury, you can apply for disability and medical benefits under the state’s workers’ compensation system. If your...
View ArticleCan You Get Workers’ Compensation Benefits If You Are Paid “Under the Table”?
Workers’ Compensation Benefits Are Available to Off the Books Employees For a variety of reasons, your employer may choose to pay you “off the books,” i.e., without running your wages through the...
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