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...
While the coronavirus has changed life for everyone, it has NOT changed our first priority to you: Protecting your safety and legal rights! With that in mind, we prepared a brief guide to help answer the most common concerns we are hearing right now from clients and new clients...
This month’s newsletter looks at military medical malpractice and the challenges faced by our men and women who give up so much to protect all Americans. Click here to read the March 2020 newsletter.
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...
A startling new report details how corporate corner-cutting, lax federal oversight, and relentless attacks on our legal rights are threatening the safety of millions of Americans. Click here to read the February 2020 newsletter.
With winter upon us, the risk for slip and fall accidents due to snow and ice increase. While snow and ice are considered “natural hazards” that are beyond property owners’ control, there are circumstances under which residential and commercial property owners can be held liable for winter weather-related accidents...
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...