When you file a workers’ compensation claim, your claim will be sent to your employer’s workers’ compensation insurer. While some insurance companies tend to view most workers’ compensation claims as legitimate and will only investigate those for which there are significant indicators of fraud, others are extremely scrutinizing of...
This page has been updated on January 13, 2022. Degenerative Disc Disease Arising from the Workplace Workplace injuries often take two forms: sudden injuries that arise immediately with sudden and severe damage, and repetitive stress injuries that are the result of the same types of actions being taken over time, causing...
For many workers who are injured on the job, it is automatically assumed that if you put in a claim for workers’ compensation, your claim will be accepted and you will be compensated for time off the job and medical expenses that are incurred. While this may be how...
Could My Lower Back Pain Be a Repetitive Stress Injury? Lower back pain is an increasingly prevalent problem in American society. Roughly 31 million Americans suffer from lower back pain at any given time, and surgeries for lower back pain are increasingly on the rise. Figuring out the cause...
This page has been updated on January 13, 2022. You have been injured at work and need medical treatment. For many workers, getting workers’ compensation to cover their claims for medical benefits and lost wages can seem like an incredible battle. After successfully winning that fight, it may seem...
Repetitive stress injuries or WEAR and TEAR injuries are often thought of as injuries that occur at desk jobs or from repetitive movements in the arms and back. Employees may suffer from chronic back pain or carpal tunnel syndrome and require workplace modifications in order to complete their day-to-day...
What to Know about State Workers’ Compensation New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system provides important protections to workers who are injured while on the job, including offering them reimbursement for medical benefits, time off work, and lost wages. Despite the fact that the benefits and services of workers’ compensation are...
Can You Trust a Workers’ Compensation Doctor Provided by an Employer? For many workplace injuries, particularly occupational diseases, symptoms of an injury develop over time. Discomfort or pain appears gradually, eventually causing a worker to seek treatment from a personal physician or trusted medical professional. Often it is only...
If you file a workers’ comp claim in NJ, your employer or their workers’ comp insurance carrier should let you know if it was accepted. New Jersey is a no-fault workers’ comp state, so your injury should be covered regardless of whether it was your fault, your employer’s or...
Many New Jersey residents do not understand the State’s workers’ compensation system. Of course, unless you have first-hand experience in dealing with an injury at work, you may not have had the need to learn anything about the system and how it works. If you have been injured at...
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