Following a work-related injury, the injured employee often faces a period of hospitalization and/or recuperation, during which the employee is physically unable to return to work. Often, the prognosis of total recovery is good. Given time, the doctors say, the employee can retake his or her place as an...
Permanent Disability Benefits Can Be Paid Even If Worker isn’t “Helpless” In the past, when it came to employment possibilities, many so-called experts told New Jersey workers that economic security was a three-step process: Find something you’re good at Learn how to do it well Stick to it, and...
According to information recently released by the National Safety Council, an American worker suffers a work-related injury every seven seconds. Each hour, 540 workers get hurt. More than 4,700,000 are injured each year. Thankfully, most of the injuries are not serious. They nevertheless cost workers and businesses plenty. During...
Dealing with chronic pain can be extremely frustrating. However, long term use of prescription pain medication, even if prescribed by your doctor, is not always the answer. The attorneys at Petro Cohen, P.C. would recommend that every client on pain medication read this month’s newsletter. Click here to read...
A common misconception related to workers’ compensation claims – particularly WEAR and TEAR types of claims – is that there can be no recovery if the worker has some sort of pre-existing condition. Most often, the misunderstanding stems not so much from New Jersey law, but from an attitude...
While the price of gasoline has fallen from previous, historically high levels, many of us are still mindful to save where we can. We watch how we drive. We combine errands and shopping trips. Some of us participate in a carpool when it comes to going to work. Indeed,...
According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), any building constructed before 1981 is presumed to contain asbestos. How do you identify and prevent possible asbestos poisoning in your schools, workplace and home? Click here to read the September 2016 newsletter.
New Jersey is Not a “Free Choice of Doctor” State While some states allow the injured worker virtual freedom to choose his or her treating physician, that is not the case in New Jersey. The New Jersey employer has the initial right to select a physician (known as the...
When many of us think about workplace injuries, we tend to concentrate on specific traumatic accidents – falls, collisions, breaks, and sprains. There is, of course, another type of workplace injury – the kind where onset is slow and gradual. Sometimes, these WEAR and TEAR injuries take years to...
This month’s newsletters honors people who have been motivated by a passion to help others, and have have stepped up to make America a safer, more just nation. Click here to read the August 2016 newsletter.