If you’re suffering from a repetitive stress injury or a WEAR and TEAR injury, you may wonder how you can know for sure that the injury was caused by your job. After all, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recognizes over 100 different types of repetitive stress injuries...
Know the Facts Before It’s Too Late Every day, people suffer severe personal injuries in accidents caused by the negligence of others. These accidents include everything from motor vehicle collisions, defective product malfunctions, slips and falls due to improperly maintained walkways, dog bites, and the list goes on and...
You are hurt at work, and the accident and ensuing chaos may mean that you utterly forget to complete an Employee Accident Form. You suffered an injury while on the job, and you may not believe it is serious enough to seek medical treatment or report it to your...
If you or a loved received injuries due to the negligence of someone else – whether in a car accident that was not your fault, a slip and fall on someone’s property due to improper maintenance, or even if a defective product caused you injury – you should seek...
Most Americans naturally consider some jobs to be hazardous. For example, we recognize that police officers face daily risks. Many cringe at the vocational dangers faced by workers who calmly scale tall radio towers or make nimble moves on steel girders suspended high in the sky. We don’t think...
Working individuals may suffer common repetitive motion injuries, also known as WEAR and TEAR injuries, in many different work settings. The category of WEAR and TEAR injuries includes injuries to one or multiple body parts. As the name suggests, WEAR and TEAR symptoms develop from the accumulation of repeated...
If you have suffered an injury (or injuries) due to someone else’s negligence, it may be possible for you to bring what is known as a personal injury lawsuit in order to receive compensation for what you have gone through. While no amount of money will ever “restore” you...
Springtime in New Jersey means unpredictable weather, wet roadways, spring cleaning, and the light at the end of the tunnel that is the New Jersey winter. The transition from winter to spring months can pose some unique hazards, however, both on the road and around the house. Here at...
If you were injured while on the job, you may already know that your employer/workers’ comp insurance company will pay for your medical treatment incurred as a result of your workplace injury. However, if the insurance company begins to feel that your medical treatment may be excessive in duration,...
If you suffered a workplace injury and are experiencing pushback from your employer and/or the workers’ comp insurance company regarding benefits, you may need to seek help from the New Jersey Department of Labor (DOL) – Division of Workers’ Compensation. Specifically, if you and your employer/the insurance company are...
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