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If you suffered an injury in the workplace, and you are awarded permanent total disability benefits, will those benefits be fixed for the rest of your life? What happens as the cost of living increases? Is there any adjustment for inflation or other increases in the cost of care or living? Fortunately, under New Jersey’s…
Suppose you have a disability from a prior work-related injury, but it doesn’t keep you from being gainfully employed. Then you suffer a new injury on the job, unrelated to your first injury, but the combination of both injuries renders you permanently unable to work. Are you eligible for permanent total disability payments under New…
If you suffer an injury in the workplace in New Jersey, and the nature of your injury is such that you’ll never be able to work again, you can pursue permanent total disability benefits under New Jersey’s workers’ compensation system. The determination that you cannot work must be made by a medical professional. Customarily, in…
If you’ve sustained an injury on the job and company authorized medical professionals have determined that you will either be unable to ever work again, or will carry a partial disability with you for the rest of your life, you may be eligible for either permanent partial benefits or permanent total benefits under New Jersey’s…
When you’ve been hurt on the job in New Jersey, your first course of action will likely be to file for workers’ compensation to cover lost wages. Technically, New Jersey is not a “wage loss” claim state for workers’ compensation purposes. Instead, injured workers are entitled to disability benefits, which can be partial or total,…
If you have been hurt on the job in New Jersey, one of your first steps after an injury will be to seek medical care. You’ll also want to ensure that your workers’ compensation benefits pay for any treatment you need. But are there any limits to the medical care you can pursue? Will workers’…
Under New Jersey law, all employers are required to either carry a valid policy of workers’ compensation insurance or qualify to be self-insured, which means they will pay any benefits directly out of company income. Unfortunately, one of the corners that employers often cut is paying for workers’ compensation coverage. So what happens if you…
The workers’ compensation system in New Jersey is designed to provide benefits when someone is hurt on the job. Often, there’s no real issue as to whether the injured person was an employee. If you are on the company’s payroll, have submitted a W-4 and receive a W-2, then you’ll be considered an employee. But…
If you suffer an injury on the job in New Jersey, one of your first steps to protect your rights will be to file a workers’ compensation claim. Under New Jersey law, all employers in the state who are not covered by federal programs must either have a valid policy of workers’ compensation insurance or…
You’ve never filed a workers’ compensation claim before, but you’ve just been hurt on the job and your injury makes it impossible for you to work. What types of benefits can you expect when you file a workers’ compensation claim? The Basic Benefits Under the New Jersey laws, your employer is responsible for all reasonable…