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...
New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act is a model of consumer protection legislation envied throughout the country. But some legislators want to strip away key consumer protections from people who buy new or used automobiles from dealerships, or use dealerships for repairs and maintenance. You should know more about what...
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...
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...
Firm BlogThe prevalence of elder abuse in both institutional and in-home care settings appears to be rising due to a perfect storm of circumstances. That leaves it up to all of us to be more vigilant than ever for the signs of elder abuse. Click here to read the...
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...
If you’ve been involved in an accident, insurance delays and denials can be extremely frustrating! A new law would hold insurance companies accountable for unnecessarily denying or delaying the benefits you paid for when you need them most. Click here to read the August 2018 Newsletter.