It started slowly. One day you felt some minor discomfort, and each day it got a little bit worse. You initially assumed the pain would go away, but now you are concerned that you may be at risk for long-term effects due to a repetitive stress injury. What do...
As a nurse, therapist, or other health care provider, you spend hours on your feet every day, and you perform intricate tasks with your hands day in and day out. You may also be routinely bending, squatting, or stretching to reach medical tools and supplies, and you probably spend...
It has now been well over a month since the first confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosis in New Jersey. According to the NJ Department of Health as of April 29, 2020, more than 116,000 people have already been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the state, many of whom may have...
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development recently announced the State’s new workers’ compensation rates for 2020. The maximum and minimum disability rates have increased slightly each of the past several years, and this trend has continued in the new decade. Notably, however, New Jersey’s workers’ compensation...
You have had a nagging injury for months – or maybe for years. Every day, you work in pain, and perhaps your pain also makes it difficult to sleep, do chores, or enjoy the activities you used to love. You are pretty sure that you hurt yourself performing your...
WEAR and TEAR injuries, commonly referred to as repetitive motion or repetitive strain injuries, are one of the most commonly-occurring types of injury in the United States today. All of the disorders that constitute this broad category are worsened by the repeated, continual actions that individuals perform as part...
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the result of inflamed tissue throughout the arms, wrists, and hands. This painful condition is a common experience for many office employees who repetitively utilize their hands and wrists in order to operate keyboards and other computer equipment on a daily basis. Carpal tunnel syndrome...
When you submit a claim to obtain workers’ compensation benefits, you, as the petitioner, bear the burden of proof in establishing that you, in fact, sustained an injury, and that the injury was sustained within the scope of your employment. As opposed to a normal civil lawsuit, you are...
WEAR and TEAR injuries, also referred to within the medical and legal professional industries as repetitive strain injuries, cumulative trauma disorders, or “occupational exposure” injuries; are a category of activity-related soft-tissue injuries that encompass tendonitis, forearm myalgia, and nerve entrapment syndromes, among a multitude of other related physical conditions....
Every job comes with inherent risks for employees. Whether it’s the risk of cutting oneself as a nurse, falling on a construction job, or straining back muscles from lifting heavy items, your work can take its toll on your body. The workers’ compensation system was developed to address these...
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