In 2017, legislation has chipped away at America’s civil justice system. From the rollback of restrictions on forced arbitration to passage of legislation that will weaken protections against medical malpractice and nursing home abuse to a slew of proposed “tort reform” measures, learn how corporate profits rather than the...
Many of New Jersey’s employees who suffer from WEAR and TEAR injuries assume – incorrectly – that they are not eligible for workers’ compensation benefits because their injuries developed gradually as opposed to suddenly. Unfortunately, this misconception prevents many employees from reporting their WEAR and TEAR injuries to their...
While some states have specific treatment guidelines that healthcare providers must follow with regard to workers’ comp patients, New Jersey has no such publications. For example, New York requires all medical care providers to treat every existing and new workers’ comp injury in accordance with New York’s Medical Treatment...
Did you know that there are an estimated 1.5 million PREVENTABLE medication errors made each year in prescribing, dispensing, or taking a drug? Learn how drug errors occur and what you can do to prevent them. Click here to read the November 2017 newsletter.
If you or a loved received injuries due to the negligence of someone else – whether in a car accident that was not your fault, a slip and fall on someone’s property due to improper maintenance, or even if a defective product caused you injury – you should seek...
Filing for Workers’ Compensation Benefits in New Jersey Many employees in New Jersey know very little about the state’s workers’ compensation system and the availability of workers’ compensation benefits to employees injured on the job. Unfortunately, without a basic understanding of the system and the process, employees who suffer...
In many cases, employees who suffer work-related injuries choose to pay for resulting medical expenses using their employer-provided or private health insurance coverage rather than filing a workers’ comp claim. Even though it may seem easier to do this, it is never a good idea. The reality is that...
Home should be our safe haven. Learn about the top three household dangers in this month’s newsletter and how you can prevent them in your home. Click here to read the October 2017 newsletter.
Many of New Jersey’s injured workers incorrectly assume that in order to file a workers’ comp claim, the work-related injury must be sudden and acute. Unfortunately, too many employers and insurance companies take few steps, if any, to correct this common misconception. The truth is that under New Jersey’s...
Most Americans naturally consider some jobs to be hazardous. For example, we recognize that police officers face daily risks. Many cringe at the vocational dangers faced by workers who calmly scale tall radio towers or make nimble moves on steel girders suspended high in the sky. We don’t think...