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....
In this month’s newsletter, learn how to protect your family from home fires, as well as some helpful tips for buying safe toys for the holiday season. Click here to read the December 2019 newsletter.
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...
If you have been injured at work, and particularly if that injury was serious and disabling, chances are you qualify for and deserve workers’ compensation benefits. Taking timely action on asserting your rights to those benefits is of critical importance. Certainly, you should enlist the services of a qualified,...
WEAR and TEAR injuries, often referred to as repetitive strain injuries, are a category of cumulative trauma disorders arising from extended repetitive, high-impact, or unnatural hand or body movements that can lead to damaged muscles, tendons, and nerves in the affected area. This can result in pain, weakness, numbness,...
If you are injured in the workplace or develop an employment-related medical ailment, the New Jersey workers’ compensation statute can assist you by paying for your medical treatments and paying 70% of your wages while out of work during the recovery process. Many injured workers may not be aware...
Have you been injured in a slip and fall scenario in the Cherry Hill area? The legal precedents governing these cases are fact-specific and somewhat nuanced. This, understandably, results in a considerable amount of misinformation floating around the general public regarding why and how these matters are settled. Here’s...
Whether or not you own a gun, it’s worth taking a few minutes to learn about gun safety. This month’s newsletter also offers some great tips on how to talk to children about gun safety. Click here to read the October 2019 newsletter.
Under New Jersey law, workers have workers’ compensation claims for injuries that occur while they are on the job. Depending on the nature of the job, this may mean that they are at a physical place of employment (such as a factory or office) or that they are traveling...
Virtually all New Jersey workers’ compensation attorneys are now aware of the statutory change implemented in 2018 regarding voluntary offers or bona fide offers of permanency. The new statute amended the prior 1927 law that permitted employers to extend voluntary offers as long as they complied with specified time...