In a personal injury case, the issue of physical and/or emotional injuries, and the medical bills incurred as a result of these injuries, are usually central to the case. Plaintiffs typically argue that their injuries were exceptional and the direct result of the defendant’s conduct, while the defendant attempts...
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...
This page has been updated on November 29, 2021. Can You Receive Compensation for Trigger Finger? Oftentimes, clients will question whether a health issue that they have experienced could potentially be a WEAR and TEAR injury. Commonly known as repetitive stress injuries, this type of ailment is brought on by the...
Catastrophic Injuries In the Workplace Most workplace injuries that employees experience require short-term treatment and care, but do not ultimately prevent an employee from working at all. With proper care and treatment, most physical ailments can be addressed, and an employee will go on the enjoy a long and...
Carpal Tunnel: What Is It and When Does Workers’ Compensation Cover It? When workers think of potential injuries that will lead to time off work and workers’ compensation, they often think of serious accidents or physical challenges such as a broken bone, herniated disk, or torn ligament in the...
When you are hurt in an accident, getting proper medical care is essential. You will need to go to the doctor quite a few times to get the care you need, and your treatment may involve diagnostic tests, specialist visits, surgery, and more. Personal Injury in Northfield, NJ You...
Workers’ compensation exists to provide financial support and medical care to workers who are hurt on the job. But what if you are dealing with a WEAR and TEAR injury that existed before you started the job? Can you get workers’ comp coverage for that? The answer may be...