Most employees who are injured on the job suffer from temporary injuries that keep them out of work during the process of recovery and repair. An employee may need time to recover from a surgery or may need physical therapy before being able to return to work. In these...
If you are an employee who has been injured on the job as a result of conditions or circumstances at your workplace, it is relatively common to believe that your recourse is to sue your employer to recover damages and get compensation for the injury you suffered. In reality,...
Slips and falls are one of the leading causes of workplace injuries in New Jersey. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, 17 percent of all disabling accidents in the work environment are the results of falling on the job. Slips and falls can result in a wide...
For most employees, time off work due to a work-related injury can be very stressful. Even more stressful is the thought of losing your job because of your injury or because you filed a workers’ compensation claim based on your injury. For this reason, when considering whether to file...
One of the most difficult aspects of bringing a workers’ compensation claim for a WEAR and TEAR injury or a repetitive stress injury is establishing that your injury is the result of work you did on the job and not another activity you participated in or hobby you have....
In some workers’ compensation cases, determining the true cause of an injury can be difficult. The injury may have developed gradually over time, or it may be difficult to determine precisely what activity led to the injury. Burn injuries, by contrast, are usually not so complicated. Burns fall within...
Employees who are hurt while they are working on the job face many hurdles when attempting to collect workers’ compensation benefits. The process of obtaining workers’ compensation benefits can be incredibly difficult and many workers will be forced to use the assistance of an attorney to fight against challenges...
The physical demands of working in the health care industry are frequently underappreciated and overlooked. Whether in a hospital setting, long term care center, or residential facility, health care workers are frequently responsible for lifting and moving patients and moving around heavy equipment (and, of course, spend virtually all...
Repetitive stress injuries or WEAR and TEAR injuries can strike any part of the body that is regularly used while on the job. For desk workers, this often takes the form of carpal tunnel syndrome or tennis elbow. For those in the construction industry or who regularly lift heavy...
When you make a claim for workers’ compensation benefits, it is your obligation to prove that you were injured and that your injury occurred as a result of your work. Unlike a civil lawsuit, you do not have to prove that a specific factor caused your injury or that...
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