This month’s newsletter addresses the serious health concerns over the effects of vaping and the alarming growth of vape use by young people. Click here to read the January 2020 newsletter.
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...
All of us at Petro Cohen, P.C. wish you a happy and safe holiday season! Click here to read the December 2019 Holiday newsletter.
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...